Nurse jobs in United Kingdom

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, offering exceptional care and building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Package 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. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Senior Care Assistant.

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 include:

• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of changes impacting care and care plans, ensuring new needs are met, and updating written records to reflect variations.
• Involvement in the person-centred care planning process, including 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, ensuring reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints escalated.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful, you will demonstrate the values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Hold an NVQ Level 3 or a minimum of Level 2 NVQ equivalent in care for care homes.
• Have 2 years’ experience in a similar care environment.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Have a positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
• Be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are 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.

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.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

• To be successful in this role, you must hold an NVQ Level 3 or a minimum of Level 2 NVQ equivalent in care for care homes, and have at least 2 years’ experience working in a similar care environment. You should also have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and a positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.