Senior Care Assistant

NHS; Northampton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Northampton is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to provide high-quality personal care and support to residents. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ 3 in care, two years of relevant experience, and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include monitoring wellbeing, assisting with medication, and supporting staff development. Join a supportive team committed to creating meaningful lives for residents.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and update care plans.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Act as a key point of contact for residents, relatives and professionals.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job description

Overview

This role as a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Northampton offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day. You will be part of a caring, supportive, and inclusive team, delivering high-quality personal care in a safe and nurturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident, be aware of any changes impacting care and care plans, ensure new needs are met, and amend records to reflect any variation.
• 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 point of contact for residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints are escalated.

About the Role

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, noting any changes that affect care and care plans, and updating records accordingly.
• Involvement in person-centred care planning and monthly evaluations.
• Supporting residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff development as needed.
• Acting as a key contact for residents, their relatives and visitors, and health and social care professionals, ensuring requests are addressed and concerns escalated.

About You

To be successful, you will live the 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 and 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 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. 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.

Job Description / Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you must have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, along with 2 years' experience in a similar care environment. You should also have the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and a positive attitude towards supporting and nurturing residents and staff.

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.