Senior Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

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Job summary

This is a role for a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated Senior Care Assistant to join the friendly, award-winning team at Avery Healthcare. You will focus on supporting the care team to deliver high standards of personal care and create a safe, caring, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, your responsibilities will include monitoring the wellbeing of residents, being involved in the person-centred care planning process, supporting residents with their medication requirements, undertaking staff supervisions, and acting as a key point of contact with residents, their relatives, and healthcare professionals. You will need to have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, 2 years' experience in a similar care environment, and the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' through the exceptional care and experience they offer. They have over 100 care homes and are the preferred choice for both residents and employees.

Date posted

29 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1179921255

Job locations

Avery Healthcare

Fleet Hall Care Home, 22-26 Church Road, Fleet, Hampshire

GU51 4NB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues,supportingyour career developmentwith a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.

We are nowseekingacompassionate,enthusiastic,and dedicatedindividualto join ourfriendly, award-winning team asSeniorCare Assistant.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus asaSeniorCare Assistant will be tosupportand work alongside the Care team todeliverhigh standardsof personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open,supportive,andinclusiveenvironmentfor residents,visitorsand staff.

Other responsibilitieswillinclude:

  • Monitoringthe wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changeimpactingon care and care plans, ensuring that new needs aremet,and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
  • Beinginvolved in the person-centred care planning process, by implementing,monitoring,and undertaking monthly evaluations.
  • Supporting residents with their medication requirements.
  • Undertakingstaff supervisions and supporting staff with their development where required.
  • Acting as a key point for contact with residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are acted upon, and concerns or complaints are escalated.

ABOUT YOU

To besuccessfulin your application, youwill live our values of caring,supportive,honest,respectful,and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidatemust:

  • Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
  • Have 2 years experience working in similar care environment.
  • Have the ability tocommunicate 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

As one of the largestproviders of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the lateryearsof our residents lives should be as enriching as any other. Our vision of creating meaningful livestogether is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilstestablishing ourselves as the preferred choice forresidents and employees.

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues,supportingyour career developmentwith a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.

We are nowseekingacompassionate,enthusiastic,and dedicatedindividualto join ourfriendly, award-winning team asSeniorCare Assistant.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus asaSeniorCare Assistant will be tosupportand work alongside the Care team todeliverhigh standardsof personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open,supportive,andinclusiveenvironmentfor residents,visitorsand staff.

Other responsibilitieswillinclude:

  • Monitoringthe wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changeimpactingon care and care plans, ensuring that new needs aremet,and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
  • Beinginvolved in the person-centred care planning process, by implementing,monitoring,and undertaking monthly evaluations.
  • Supporting residents with their medication requirements.
  • Undertakingstaff supervisions and supporting staff with their development where required.
  • Acting as a key point for contact with residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are acted upon, and concerns or complaints are escalated.

ABOUT YOU

To besuccessfulin your application, youwill live our values of caring,supportive,honest,respectful,and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidatemust:

  • Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
  • Have 2 years experience working in similar care environment.
  • Have the ability tocommunicate 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

As one of the largestproviders of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the lateryearsof our residents lives should be as enriching as any other. Our vision of creating meaningful livestogether is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilstestablishing ourselves as the preferred choice forresidents and employees.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address

Avery Healthcare

Fleet Hall Care Home, 22-26 Church Road, Fleet, Hampshire

GU51 4NB


Employer's website

https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address

Avery Healthcare

Fleet Hall Care Home, 22-26 Church Road, Fleet, Hampshire

GU51 4NB


Employer's website

https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Avery Healthcare

Recruitment@averyhealthcare.co.uk

Date posted

29 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1179921255

Job locations

Avery Healthcare

Fleet Hall Care Home, 22-26 Church Road, Fleet, Hampshire

GU51 4NB


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