Dementia Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A prominent elderly care provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an enthusiastic Care Assistant for a dementia unit. In this role, you will assist residents with personal hygiene and promote their independence while maintaining dignity. You will work collaboratively with the care team during 08:00 - 20:00 shifts. No previous experience is necessary as comprehensive training will be provided. Ideal candidates should display effective communication, initiative, and respect for residents within a caring environment.

Qualifications

• No prior experience is needed; thorough induction and training will be provided.
• Candidates must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Candidates should demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene ensuring dignity and respect.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks in residents.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrating initiative

Respect towards residents

Adaptability and flexibility

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, and are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Care Assistant in their dementia unit.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, your focus will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Your responsibilities will include assisting residents with their personal hygiene care, recognising and understanding clinical risk areas, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practising safe systems of work. You will be expected to live Avery's values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and they are committed to creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members. With a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together', Avery offers a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Responsibilities

• 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 sore, risk of falls, sign 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 tasks.
• Other responsibilities will include delivering high standards of personal care and contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
• Supporting the team during shift patterns 08:00-20:00.

Shift pattern

08:00 - 20:00

About you

To be successful, 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.

Requirements

In addition to the above, 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.

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

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.