Care Assistant - Nights

About the Role

As a Care Assistant (Night shift) at Bourn View Care Home, you will deliver high standards of personal care, contribute fully to the care team, and ensure continuity of services to residents.

• Assist residents with personal hygiene care, ensuring optimum independence, dignity, and respect.
• Recognise and understand clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infection and escalates any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

To be successful you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we provide thorough induction and training.

• 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 other team members.
• Be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities with short notice.

• Live up to our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable.
• Show competent communication skills and respect towards residents.
• Demonstrate efficiency and flexibility in covering varied responsibilities.
• A DBS Disclosure check (clause covered by employer) and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, delivering exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes. We are committed to creating meaningful experiences and fostering a supportive and empowering environment for both residents and staff.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.