Senior Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known healthcare provider in Eastbourne is looking for a dedicated Senior Care Assistant to join their team. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ 3 or equivalent, 2 years' experience in care, and strong communication skills. The role involves monitoring resident wellbeing, supporting medication requirements, and providing staff supervision. Join us to be part of our compassionate team and make a difference in the lives of our residents.

Benefits

DBS Disclosure check provided

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of residents and update care plans.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support their development.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude towards care

Ability to support residents

Flexibility to cover responsibilities

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job 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. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Senior Care Assistant.

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 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.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changes impacting 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 of 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 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. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Other requirements

• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you must have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, 2 years' experience working in a similar care environment, the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, a positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff, and the ability to be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

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.

Alice Court Care Home, 29 Bedfordwell Road, Eastbourne