At Avery Healthcare, Care Assistants play a vital role in delivering high standards of personal care to residents, especially during the night shifts. As a Care Assistant at Hempstalls Hall Care Home, you will be part of a dedicated and supportive team, working to ensure the comfort, dignity, and independence of residents. With shifts from 21:30 pm to 07:30 am, you will provide continuous care throughout the night, ensuring that all residents feel safe and well cared for.
Main duties of the job
The Care Assistant – Nights position at Avery Healthcare involves delivering high personal care standards to ensure continuity of services to residents. Responsibilities include assisting residents with personal hygiene while maintaining dignity, identifying clinical risk areas and acting courteously towards residents and visitors. Successful candidates communicate effectively, demonstrate respect, are efficient and adapt to varying responsibilities. Avery provides a supportive and enriching work environment, with opportunities for growth and an inspiring team culture. The role requires a DBS Disclosure check and proof of UK work eligibility; Avery covers the DBS check cost.
About Avery Healthcare
Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, known for its commitment to creating enriching experiences for residents and staff. With over 100 care homes, the organisation emphasizes respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to high‑quality care.
Job responsibilities
* Deliver high standards of personal care and support residents throughout the night shift (21:30 – 07:30).
* Assist residents with personal hygiene care, ensuring independence, dignity and respect at all times.
* Recognise clinical risk areas such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls and signs of infections, and promptly raise concerns.
* Act courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting each individual's dignity.
* Practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks.
About the role
Your focus as a Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
About you
To be successful, you will live Avery’s values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required; a thorough induction and training programme will provide confidence within your role.
* 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 reasonable instructions from team members.
* Be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
Requirements
* DBS Disclosure check (cost covered by Avery).
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
* Compliance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Person Specification
Experience is not required. Candidates should communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative, be adaptable, and adhere to Avery’s core values.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post requires a DBS Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
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