Care Assistant - Nights

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

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant in Chorleywood. You will deliver high-quality personal care, support residents' dignity, and work within a compassionate team. No previous experience is required as full training will be provided. Join a caring environment that values respect and continuous development.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and colleagues.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene while ensuring dignity.
• Recognise and understand clinical risk areas in residents.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful interaction

Adaptability

Job description

Overview

This role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Chorleywood provides an opportunity to make a positive impact on residents’ lives every day. The role involves delivering high-quality personal care, ensuring the dignity and respect of each individual, and contributing to the care team to maintain continuity of services. Avery Healthcare is committed to supporting and developing its teams, offering a caring and supportive work environment.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, your focus will be on delivering high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Responsibilities 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. Experience is not required, as Avery Healthcare provides a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role.

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\". They are committed to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered, and where the later years of life are as enriching as any other. Avery Healthcare has a growing network of over 100 homes, and is the preferred choice for both residents and team members.

Details

Date posted: 24 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £12.50 to £12.75 an hour

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 1387843724

Job locations: Avery Healthcare, Chorleywood, WD3 5TQ

Job responsibilities

Package 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; 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. And 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. If this sounds like the place for you, we\'d love to hear from you!

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 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, 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.
• Practising 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, show initiative and respect towards residents and colleagues, be an efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions, and be adaptable 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the UK NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address: Avery Healthcare, Chorleywood, WD3 5TQ

Employer's website: https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/

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