Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Hindley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK seeks a Health Care Assistant to support adults with complex needs at Lakeview care home. Responsibilities include personal care, meal assistance, and promoting independence. You’ll work in a supportive environment with higher staffing levels, enhancing care quality. Strong interpersonal skills are preferred, though prior experience isn't required. The role offers various hours at a competitive rate of £12.21, increasing with qualifications. Applicants must have authorization to work in the UK.

Benefits

Regular supervision and peer support

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counseling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in care is valued but not essential.
• Ability to deal with challenging situations effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills and good listening abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with their personal care.
• Assist individuals during meals.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities.
• Promote choice, dignity, independence, and respect.
• Maintain care records properly.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Calm demeanor

Understanding

Positive attitude

Job description

Health Care Assistant

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Position : Health Care Assistant

Care home : Lakeview

Location : Leigh, Wigan

Contract type : Various Hours Available

Rate : £12.21 increasing to £12.31 on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Lakeview care home in Wigan.

As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.

This role will give you a tremendous sense of achievement and pride – you’ll be making a real difference each and every day.

And, you can be proud to work for one of the country’s leading providers. The number of our homes rated ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ far exceeds the national average.

About Exemplar Health Care

Lakeview is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease, and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Health Care Assistants support people to live their best lives, whatever that looks like to them.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include :

• supporting people with their personal care
• assisting people at meal times
• understanding individual health and wellbeing needs
• encouraging and supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home
• promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect
• completing and maintaining care records.

We have higher-than-average staffing levels when compared to other care providers. There are usually up to six colleagues on each unit that supports around ten people, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.

About you

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’re also…

• caring, kind, understanding and calm
• able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations
• energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can-do attitude
• a great listener and communicator.

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.

What we offer

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24 / 7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on (phone number removed)

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time