Senior Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Marlborough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable care provider in Marlborough is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to support the Care team in delivering high standards of personal care. You will be responsible for monitoring resident wellbeing, aiding with medication, and supervising staff. The ideal candidate should have an NVQ Level 3 qualification and at least 2 years of experience in a care setting. This position offers a supportive working environment where you can make a difference in residents' lives.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Responsiveness and flexibility in covering responsibilities.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication skills

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, and believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other.

As a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will be responsible for 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. Your duties will include 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 and supporting staff development.

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 of contact for 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 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.

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.