Senior Care Assistant

NHS; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK elderly care provider is seeking a dedicated Senior Care Assistant to join their team. The role involves monitoring resident wellbeing, supporting medication needs, and facilitating care plans in a professional environment. Candidates should hold NVQ 3 or equivalent and have at least 2 years of relevant experience. This position offers the opportunity to work in one of the UK's largest luxury care home networks.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience working in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and update records accordingly.
• Implement, monitor, and evaluate person-centred care plans.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support staff development.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job description

At Avery Healthcare, we are about supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams every step of the way. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Senior Care Assistant to join our award-winning team.

Overview

Your focus as a Senior Care Assistant will be to support and work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff. Other responsibilities include monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being involved in the person-centred care planning process, supporting residents with their medication requirements, and undertaking staff supervisions.

Job responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident, be aware of any change impacting care and care plans, ensure that new needs are met, and update written records to reflect variations.
• Be involved in the person-centred care planning process by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support staff with their development where required.
• Act as a key contact for residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals, ensuring reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints are escalated.

About you

To be successful, you will demonstrate our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
• Have 2 years of experience working in a similar care environment.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Have a positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
• Be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

About Avery

At Avery, we are one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We are a place where people love to work. Our vision is to create meaningful lives together, and we offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Additional details

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.

Disclosures

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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Advert note

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