Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider in Peterborough is looking for a Care Assistant to deliver high standards of care and support to residents. The ideal candidate should possess effective communication skills, show respect for residents, and be adaptable to changing responsibilities. No prior experience is needed as a thorough training program will be provided. This role may require a DBS check and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated initiative and respect for residents.
• Efficiency in carrying out reasonable instructions from team members.
• Adaptability and flexibility to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Contribute to the care team and ensure continuity of services.
• Assist residents in personal hygiene while ensuring dignity and respect.
• Recognize clinical risks and escalate them appropriately.

Skills

Effective communication

Respect for residents

Initiative

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams and offer opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career.

Responsibilities

Your focus as Care Assistant is to deliver high standards of personal care, contribute to the care team, ensure continuity of services to residents, assist residents in personal hygiene, ensuring independence, dignity and respect, recognise clinical risk areas, act courteously towards residents and visitors, and practice safe systems of work.

• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections and escalate identified risks promptly.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting dignity and individuality.
• Practising safe systems of work across tasks.

About Avery

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They believe the later years of life should be enriching and create meaningful experiences for residents and staff. With the vision of "creating meaningful lives together," they offer care across a network of over 100 homes.

About You / Qualifications

To be successful, you will live Avery's values: caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable. Experience is not required; a thorough induction and training programme is provided. Our ideal candidate must:

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

Other information

Please note: this role may require a DBS Disclosure check and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. This advert may be withdrawn prior to the deadline depending on applications and business needs.

Disclosure and DBS Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to the DBS to check for any previous criminal convictions.