Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider in Southampton is looking for a Care Assistant to deliver personal care and support residents in a respectful manner. This role requires effective communication, initiative, and flexibility, with comprehensive training provided. Salary starts at £12.85 per hour for a part-time, permanent position.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents.
• Efficient worker who can follow instructions.
• Adaptive and flexible to cover responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene for independence.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks in residents.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Flexibility

Respect for residents

Job description

Overview

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 passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes.

Job responsibilities

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, 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 Avery offers 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 are not just one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are 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:

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

Requirements

This post may require disclosure checks as part of recruitment and relevant UK regulations.

Details

Date posted: 25 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £12.85 an hour

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Location: Avery Healthcare, Bassett, SO16 7AG