Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Knowle; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of elderly care homes in England is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care. Your role will involve assisting residents with their personal hygiene while ensuring their dignity and respect. No prior experience is necessary as comprehensive training will be provided. Join a warm team that values respect and compassion.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and team members.
• Efficient worker able to follow instructions.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Flexibility

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'.

Overview

At Avery Healthcare, we are a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, committed to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Job responsibilities

Role focus

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.

Additional responsibilities 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 tasks.

Shift details

Shift Details - 20:00 - 08:00 includes alternate weekends

We are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant.

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.

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.

Ideal candidate attributes

• 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