Description
At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.
As a Care Assistant - Bank at Chertsey Parklands Care Home in Chertsey, you will deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
Responsibilities 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, signs of infections, and escalating 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 tasks.
Requirements:
- 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 able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
We offer a comprehensive induction and training program to ensure confidence in your role. Experience is not required.
The salary is £13.50 an hour, and the contract is bank with flexible working.