Job Summary
Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, committed to creating meaningful lives together for both residents and employees. As a Care Assistant, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of the residents you care for, working in a supportive and inspiring environment that values compassion, respect, and exceptional care.
Main Duties of the Job
As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, your focus will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Your responsibilities will include:
* Assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas.
* Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors while respecting their dignity and individuality.
* Being an efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions from other team members.
* Being able to adapt and be flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
About Us
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together.' They are passionate about creating an enriching environment for both residents and employees, offering exceptional care and a supportive, inspiring culture where team members feel valued and empowered.
Job Details
Date posted: 14 April 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £12.60 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 1280781862
Job location: Bournemouth, BH4 9DR
Package Description
At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents. Joining us means making a positive impact on residents' lives every day. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career.
About the Role
Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
Other Responsibilities Will Include:
* Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity, and respect of individuals at all times.
* Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, and signs of infections, and escalating any identified risks in a timely manner.
* Practicing 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 we provide a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.
Our Ideal Candidate Must:
* Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
* Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
* Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
* Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
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.
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