Senior Care Assistant (Wellness)

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

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to support the Care team and ensure high standards of personal care. Responsibilities include monitoring residents' wellbeing, contributing to care planning, and supporting staff development. Candidates should have NVQ 3 or equivalent and at least 2 years' experience in care. This full-time, permanent position offers a salary between £15.50 to £15.75 per hour.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Responsive to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication skills

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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

Job responsibilities

Senior Care Assistant (Wellness) at Avery Healthcare focuses on supporting the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care and to provide a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff. Responsibilities include monitoring residents wellbeing, contributing to person-centred care planning, supporting residents with medication requirements, and undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff development.

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident, be aware of changes impacting care and care plans, ensure new needs are met, and reflect variations in written records.
• Be involved in the person-centred care planning process, implementing, monitoring and undertaking monthly evaluations.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support staff development where required.
• Act as a key contact for residents, relatives and visitors, and for health and social care professionals, ensuring reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints are escalated.

About You

To be successful, you will align with Avery values: caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do.

Requirements

• NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
• At least 2 years' experience in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
• Responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

About Avery

At Avery, we are one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes and are a place where people love to work. We believe the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. Our vision is "creating meaningful lives together" and we offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Details

Date posted: 29 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £15.50 to £15.75 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Location: Avery Healthcare, Chorleywood, WD3 5TQ

Reference number: 1391413784

Requirements and disclosures

• 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.