Overview
Care Assistant - Nights role at Avery Healthcare. This position involves delivering high standards of personal care and contributing to the care team to ensure continuity of services for residents. Shift details: night shifts with alternative weekends. At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents and to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment.
Responsibilities
* Assisting residents in all personal hygiene care, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect at all times.
* Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents (e.g., weight loss, pressure sores, 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.
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. Experience is not required as Avery offers a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence in the 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 follow reasonable instructions from other team members.
* Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
About Avery
At Avery, we’re one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We believe 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. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, providing a supportive and empowering environment for employees.
Apply & Requirements
* 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This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications and business needs.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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