Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a warm and dedicated Care Assistant to join their award-winning team. This role focuses on delivering high-quality personal care and ensuring the dignity and respect of residents. You'll be part of a supportive culture that values compassion and accountability. With a thorough induction and training program provided, this is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. If you are adaptable, respectful, and eager to contribute to a caring environment, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and recognize clinical risks.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectfulness

Flexibility

Job description

At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant. As part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

Main duties of the job

Your focus as a Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Responsibilities will include assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practicing safe systems of work.

Job responsibilities

Other responsibilities will include:

• 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, sign 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 task.

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.

Requirements

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 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.