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Senior Care AssistantNHS

Kettering, NN16 9JB Permanent £14.10
Posted 23 September 2026 Closing date 14 October 2026
Kettering Rail Station (1.3 miles, direct) Wansford (Nene Valley Railway) (18.0 miles, direct) Northampton Bus Interchange (13.9 miles, direct)

Job summary

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, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were 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, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Park Care Home in Kettering. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! 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 will 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.

Main duties of the job

At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams every step of the way, making a positive impact on residents lives every day. We are committed to helping our staff grow in a caring, supportive environment, offering opportunities to learn and develop throughout their careers. You'll be part of a close-knit team, experiencing a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Park Care Home in Kettering, making a positive impact on residents lives daily. As a Senior Care Assistant, you'll work alongside the Care team to deliver high personal care standards, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff. Other responsibilities include monitoring residents' wellbeing, being involved in care planning, supporting residents' medication requirements, supervising staff, and acting as a key point of contact with residents and health professionals. Success in this role requires living our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all you do. Ideal candidates must have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care, and 2 years of experience in a similar environment. Effective communication, a positive attitude to supporting residents and staff, and responsiveness and flexibility in covering responsibilities are essential. A DBS Disclosure check is required, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.

Job description

Package Description: 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, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were 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, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Park Care Home in Kettering. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Senior Care Assistant will be tosupportand work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open,supportive, andinclusiveenvironment for residents, visitors and staff.

Other responsibilitieswillinclude:

  • Monitoringthe wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changeimpactingon care and care plans, ensuring that new needs aremet,and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
  • Beinginvolved 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.
  • Actingas a key point for contact with residents, theirrelativesand visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are actedupon,and concerns or complaints are escalated.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, youwill live our values of caring,supportive,honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidatemust:

  • Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
  • Have 2 years experience working in similar care environment.
  • Have the ability tocommunicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Have a positive attitude to bothsupporting and nurturing residents and staff.
  • Beresponsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

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.

About us

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. At Avery, you'll find a supportive and inspiring work environment where employees feel valued and empowered daily. Our vision is to create meaningful experiences for residents and our team, offering exceptional care in a network of over 100 homes. We are passionate about ensuring the later years of life are as enriching as any other, making Avery the preferred choice for residents and team members.

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