Overview
Senior Care Assistant position at Avery Healthcare. You will support the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care in a safe, caring, inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff.
Responsibilities
* Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, noting changes impacting care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
* Participating in the person-centred care planning process, by 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, relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing; ensuring reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints are escalated.
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.
Our Ideal Candidate
* Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
* Have 2 years’ experience working in a similar care environment.
* Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
* Have a positive attitude to both supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
* Be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.
About Avery
At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we’re 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 a vision of creating meaningful lives together, we proudly 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.
Other requirements
* A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
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