# Care Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-assistant/a04552eb-805d-407e-8cc3-adebd50ea733 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-assistant/a04552eb-805d-407e-8cc3-adebd50ea733.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. - **Location:** Acer House Care Home - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Care support worker - **Salary:** £12.75 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T14:59:17.797Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/L0034-26-4195 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1559993490&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier - **Employer website:** https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job summary Package Description: Shift Details: 08.00 am -20.00 pm / 08.00 am -14.00 pm / 14.00 pm - 20.00 pm, alternate weekends 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 Care Assistant at Acer House Care Home in Somerset. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! 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 ### Main duties of the job The Care Assistant role at Avery Healthcare involves delivering high standards of personal care and continuity of services to residents. Responsibilities include assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing clinical risk areas, acting courteously, and practicing safe systems of work. The role values caring, supporting, honesty, respect, and accountability. No prior experience is needed as induction and training are provided. Key skills include effective communication, initiative, respect, efficiency, and adaptability to cover various responsibilities. The role requires a DBS check and proof of UK work eligibility. ### About us Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The organization focuses on creating meaningful lives for residents and employees, offering an enriching environment where later years are as fulfilling as other life stages. With over 100 care homes, Avery is a place where people love to work due to its supportive and inspiring environment. The organization's vision is to provide exceptional care while building a culture of respect, compassion, and shared commitment among its employees, making it the preferred choice for residents and team members. ### Details - Date posted: 06 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £12.75 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 1559993490 - Job locations: Avery Healthcare, Weston Super Mare, BS22 8AA, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Package Description: Shift Details: 08.00 am -20.00 pm / 08.00 am -14.00 pm / 14.00 pm - 20.00 pm, alternate weekends 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, demonstrate initiative, be respectful, adaptable and flexible, efficient worker, carry out reasonable instructions. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.