Senior Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Corby; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in luxury elderly care is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to join their dedicated team. In this pivotal role, you will ensure high standards of personal care while fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for residents and staff alike. Your responsibilities will include monitoring resident wellbeing, supporting medication needs, and facilitating person-centred care planning. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others while growing in a nurturing and dynamic workplace. Join a company that values respect, compassion, and personal development, and help create meaningful lives together.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of residents and implement care plans.
• Support residents with medication and undertake staff supervisions.

Skills

Effective Communication

Compassionate Care

Flexibility

Team Collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Care

Equivalent Care Qualification

Job description

Job summary

This is a Senior Care Assistant role at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role involves supporting and working 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, your responsibilities will include monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being involved in the person-centred care planning process, supporting residents with their medication requirements, undertaking staff supervisions, and acting as a key point of contact for residents, their relatives, and healthcare professionals.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. Avery offers exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.80 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1293712984

Job locations

Avery Healthcare, Corby, NN17 1AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Package Description: Shift Details: part-time and full-time roles available 1 x 44 hours per week and 1x 22 hours per week
• 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.
• As part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

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 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 YOU

To be successful in your application, 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 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. 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.