Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent elderly care provider in the East Midlands is seeking a Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care. Responsibilities include assisting residents with hygiene and recognizing clinical risks. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills and a compassionate approach. No experience is required as training will be provided. This role offers a competitive salary of £12.35 per hour.

Benefits

Thorough induction and training program

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents.
• Ability to work efficiently and adapt to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene ensuring dignity and respect.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks in residents.

Skills

Effective communication

Adaptability

Respectfulness

Initiative

Job description

This role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Littleover offers a competitive salary of £12.35 per hour for a permanent position. The organization is committed to supporting and developing its teams, providing a caring and respectful environment to deliver exceptional care to residents.

Main duties

As a Care Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering high standards of personal care, contributing to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. This includes assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing and escalating any clinical risks, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors while respecting their dignity and individuality. The role requires strong communication skills, the ability to work efficiently and adapt to cover a range of responsibilities, and a compassionate and dedicated approach aligned with Avery Healthcare\'s values.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of \'creating meaningful lives together.\' The organization is passionate about creating meaningful experiences for both residents and employees, offering exceptional care across its growing network of over 100 homes. Avery Healthcare strives to build a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Job responsibilities

About the role

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

About you

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we\'re not just one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we\'re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we\'re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Qualifications

Experience is not required, as Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role. The ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents, be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions, and be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.