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Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

The closing date is 06 January 2025

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Job summary

This Senior Care Assistant role at Avery Healthcare's South Lodge Care Home in Leicester is an opportunity to join an award-winning, supportive team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents. The successful candidate will be a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual who can provide high-quality personal care and support the care team in creating a safe, caring, and inclusive environment for all.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be responsible for monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changes in their care needs, and ensuring that new needs are met. You will be involved in the person-centred care planning process, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating care plans. Additionally, you will support residents with their medication requirements, undertake staff supervisions, and be a key point of contact for residents, their families, and healthcare professionals. The ideal candidate must 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. They should also have a positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff, and be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They believe that the later years of their residents' lives should be as enriching as any other, and their vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' is reached by the exceptional care and experience they proudly offer throughout their growing portfolio of over 100 care homes.

Date posted

08 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.33 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1187024208

Job locations

Avery Healthcare

South Lodge Care Home, 307 London Road, Leicester

LE2 3ND


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 now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Senior Care Assistant.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Senior Care Assistant will be tosupport and work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and 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.
  • Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff with their development where required.
  • Actingas a key point for contact with residents, theirrelativesand visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are actedupon,and concerns or complaints are escalated.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in 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 lives together is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing 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 now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Senior Care Assistant.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Senior Care Assistant will be tosupport and work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and 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.
  • Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff with their development where required.
  • Actingas a key point for contact with residents, theirrelativesand visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are actedupon,and concerns or complaints are escalated.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in 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 lives together is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing 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, 2 years' experience working in a similar care environment
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, 2 years' experience working in a similar care environment

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

South Lodge Care Home, 307 London Road, Leicester

LE2 3ND


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address

Avery Healthcare

South Lodge Care Home, 307 London Road, Leicester

LE2 3ND


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

08 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.33 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1187024208

Job locations

Avery Healthcare

South Lodge Care Home, 307 London Road, Leicester

LE2 3ND


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