Senior Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nuneaton is seeking a dedicated Senior Care Assistant to deliver high-quality personal care and support to residents. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care, along with 2 years' experience in similar environments. Responsibilities include monitoring resident wellbeing, supporting medication needs, and collaborating closely with the care team. Join us to make a positive impact in residents' lives within a caring and supportive environment.

Benefits

DBS Disclosure check covered

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• 2 years experience working in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and act on changes.
• Involve in person-centred care planning and evaluations.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support development.

Skills

Communication skills

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job description

This is a senior care assistant role at Avery Healthcare in Nuneaton. The role involves providing high-quality personal care and support to residents, monitoring their wellbeing, and working closely with the care team. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience, qualifications, and a caring, supportive, and professional approach.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, your focus will be to support 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 responsibilities include monitoring resident wellbeing, contributing to care planning, supporting medication needs, and supervising staff.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team, and are committed to building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift details: 20:00 - 08:00 on a 2 week rolling rota

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day. Your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

About the role

Your focus as a Senior Care Assistant will be to support 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 responsibilities include:

• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any change impacting on care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
• Being involved 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.
• 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 be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

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

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re 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.

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.