Senior Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK is seeking a Senior Care Assistant. This role involves delivering high standards of personal care, monitoring resident wellbeing, and supporting staff development. Ideal candidates will have NVQ 3 or equivalent and at least two years of experience in a care environment. Join a compassionate team dedicated to exceptional care.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in a similar care environment.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Compassion

Education

NVQ 3 in care

Job description

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

The Senior Care Assistant will be responsible for monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being involved in the person-centred care planning process, supporting residents with their medication requirements, and undertaking staff supervisions. They will also act as a key point of contact for residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. Avery has over 100 homes across the UK and is known for its supportive and inspiring work environment.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams every step of the way. When you join us, you'll make a positive impact on residents' lives daily with your compassion and dedication. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. Join our close-knit team where respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care are valued. We are 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.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changes impacting care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and records are updated accordingly.
• 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 development where required.
• Acting as a key contact for residents, relatives, visitors, and health and social care professionals, ensuring reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints are escalated appropriately.

About you

To be successful, you should embody our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable. Our ideal candidate must:

• Hold an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
• Have at least 2 years of experience working in a similar care environment.
• Possess effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Have a positive attitude towards supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
• Be responsive and flexible to a range of responsibilities.

Additional requirements

Please note that 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.