Senior Care Assistant - Nights

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

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider in Chorleywood is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to support the care team in delivering high standards of personal care. The ideal candidate will hold an NVQ 3 in care and possess at least 2 years of experience in a similar environment. Responsibilities include monitoring residents' wellbeing, supporting medication requirements, and acting as a key contact for residents and their families. This role offers a supportive culture where employees can thrive.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident.
• Support residents with medication requirements.
• Act as a key point of contact for residents.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job description

Overview

This is a role for a Senior Care Assistant 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 at Avery Healthcare, one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes.

Main duties of the job

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 will include:

• 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 us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together." They are passionate about offering exceptional care and creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

About the role and candidate

To be successful, you will live 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 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.

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.

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.

Also note: This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Qualifications and disclosures

• To be successful in this role, you will need to have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, and at least 2 years' experience working in a similar care environment. You must also have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and a positive attitude to 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.