Care Assistant jobs in United Kingdom

This role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Littleover offers a competitive salary of £12.35 per hour for a permanent position. The organisation is committed to supporting and developing its teams, providing a caring and respectful environment to deliver exceptional care to residents.

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. This includes assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing and escalating any clinical risks, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors while respecting their dignity and individuality. The role requires strong communication skills, the ability to work efficiently and adapt to cover a range of responsibilities, and a compassionate and dedicated approach aligned with Avery Healthcare\'s values.

Key responsibilities:

• Assisting residents in all personal hygiene care, ensuring independence, dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure ulcers, risk of falls, signs of infection and escalating identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practising safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

To be successful, you will live Avery\'s values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable. Experience is not required as we offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence in your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

At Avery, we are one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together." We offer exceptional care across a network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered each day.

Please note: This role will require a DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Package Description: We support the people who care for our residents and celebrate their hard work. You\'ll make a positive impact on residents\' lives every day with your compassion and dedication. We offer a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career, within a close-knit team that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant.

About the role

Your focus as Care Assistant is to deliver high standards of personal care and contribute fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

• Assisting residents in all personal hygiene care, ensuring independence, dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas and escalating identified risks promptly.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practising safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

Our values are caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable. We provide induction and training to develop confidence in the role.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be submitted to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions.