Senior Care Assistant

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of elderly care in the UK is hiring a Senior Care Assistant. You'll provide exceptional personal care, monitor wellbeing, and support medication needs in a nurturing environment. The ideal candidate has an NVQ 3 and 2 years of experience in a similar setting. This permanent, full-time position offers £13.50 an hour. Join a dedicated team making a positive impact on residents' lives while enjoying opportunities for growth in a supportive atmosphere.

Benefits

Opportunities for learning and development

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and amend care plans.
• Implement, monitor, and evaluate person-centred care plans.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support staff development.
• Act as a key contact for residents, relatives, and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude

Responsiveness and flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes

Job description

Job Summary

This is a role for a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role involves supporting the care team in delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care to residents, ensuring their wellbeing and safety, and providing a nurturing and inclusive environment.

Main Duties

As a Senior Care Assistant, your primary responsibilities will be to support the care team in providing exceptional personal care to residents, monitoring their wellbeing, implementing and evaluating care plans, supporting residents with medication, and acting as a key point of contact for residents, their families, and healthcare professionals. You will also be involved in staff supervision and development, and contribute to maintaining a safe, caring, and inclusive environment for all.

About Avery Healthcare

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 committed to delivering exceptional care and creating a supportive and inspiring environment for both residents and employees. Avery Healthcare has a growing network of over 100 homes across the country.

Job Details

Date posted: 12 January 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £13.50 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 1453150049
Job location: Avery Healthcare, Sonning, RG4 6TQ

Package Description

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. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Senior Care Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

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.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any change impacting on care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
• Being involved in the person‑centred care planning process, by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations.
• Supporting residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff with their development where required.
• Acting as a key point for contact with residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are acted upon, and concerns or complaints are escalated.

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.

Requirements

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

Extra Requirements

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

Disclosure and Barring Service (DS) Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and such that 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Contact

Employer name: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
Address: Avery Healthcare, Sonning, RG4 6TQ
Website: https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/