Job summary
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and they’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members alike. With a vision of ‘creating meaningful lives together,’ Avery provides a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.
- Job Type: Full-time
- Work Setting: Onsite
- Location: Newcastle, England
- Salary: £12.25 an hour
- Employer: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
APPLICATION PROCESS
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Main duties of the job
As a Care Assistant at Hempstalls Hall Care Home in Newcastle-under-Lyme, you will be responsible for delivering high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Your duties will include assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practicing safe systems of work. Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within your role.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and they’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members alike. With a vision of ‘creating meaningful lives together,’ Avery provides a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.
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, sign of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
- Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
- Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task.
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 are proud to offer 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.
ABOUT AVERY
At Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of “creating meaningful lives together,” we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.
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.