Nights Care Assistant — Compassionate Resident Support

NHS Jobs; Brentwood (MD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS check paid

Induction and training program

Job summary

Avery Healthcare's Brentwood Arches Care Home is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant to join the nights team. You will deliver high standards of personal care, support residents with daily activities, and work as part of a compassionate care team to ensure continuity of services.

No prior experience is required as a thorough induction and training programme is provided; a DBS disclosure will be processed, and applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• 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 reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and elevate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task.

Skills

Communication

Initiative

Reliability

Adaptability

Job description

Avery Healthcare's Brentwood Arches Care Home is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant to join the nights team. You will deliver high standards of personal care, support residents with daily activities, and work as part of a compassionate care team to ensure continuity of services.

No prior experience is required as a thorough induction and training programme is provided; a DBS disclosure will be processed, and applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.