Care Assistant - Nights

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Winchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Winchester is seeking a Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care to residents. You'll assist with personal hygiene, identify clinical risks, and ensure the dignity of residents. Experience is not required as comprehensive training is provided. The ideal candidate demonstrates effective communication and adaptability. This role offers a chance to make a positive impact on residents' lives in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards the residents.
• Efficient worker following instructions from team members.
• Adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and care.
• Recognise and escalate clinical risks in a timely manner.
• Practice safe systems of work across tasks.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectfulness towards residents

Initiative

Adaptability

Job description

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Winchester Heights Care Home, you will be responsible for delivering high standards of personal care and contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services for the residents. Your responsibilities will include assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognising and escalating clinical risks, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors while respecting their dignity and individuality. Avery offers a thorough induction and training program to ensure you feel confident in your role.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with over 100 homes across the country. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for both their residents and team members, offering a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: Shift details: 19:00 pm to 07:15am

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.

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 escalating 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 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.

Person Specification

Experience is not required as Avery provides a thorough induction and training program. The ideal candidate should have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents, be an efficient worker who can follow 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.