Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent care provider in Norwich seeks a compassionate Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care to residents. This role involves assisting with personal hygiene, respecting residents' dignity, and recognizing clinical risks. No prior experience is necessary as comprehensive training is provided. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills, initiative, and flexibility to adapt to various responsibilities. Join a supportive environment where your dedication will positively impact residents’ lives.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and training

Supportive work environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents in personal hygiene care, ensuring dignity and respect.
• Recognise and understand clinical risks in residents.
• Communicate effectively with residents and team members.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Initiative

Respect

Efficiency

Adaptability

Flexibility

Job description

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we’re 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, as 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.

Main duties of the job

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 will include assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals, recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practising safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections and escalating any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting dignity and individuality.
• Practising safe systems of work across the range of tasks.
• Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrating initiative and respect towards residents and other people in the home.
• Being an efficient worker capable of following reasonable instructions.
• Being adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

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 you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable. Experience is not required as we offer a thorough induction and training programme.

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

Avery Healthcare is not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – it’s a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are 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.

Please note this role will require:

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

Person Specification / Qualifications

• No prior experience required; comprehensive induction and training provided.
• Excellent communication skills, initiative, respect, efficiency, adaptability and flexibility.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.