Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Sunderland is looking for a compassionate Health Care Assistant to join their team. The role involves supporting adults with complex care needs in a care home environment, ensuring dignity and respect while assisting with personal care and daily activities. Candidates should have relevant experience and a caring attitude. Opportunities for training and career advancement are available, making this a fulfilling position to make a real impact on residents' lives.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care and assisting during meal times.
• Ability to understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Engaging in social activities with the residents.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with personal care tasks.
• Assist individuals during meals and promote independence.
• Maintain accurate care records.

Skills

Caring and compassionate

Great listener and communicator

Ability to handle challenging situations

Education

Relevant experience in care

Job description

£12.21 per hour (£12.31 per hour on completion of Exemplar care certificate)

Position: Health Care Assistant
Care home: Hylton Grange
Location: 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG
Contract type: Permanent full time or part time, various shifts available
Rate: £12.21 per hour (£12.31 per hour 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 Hylton Grangecare home in Sunderland.

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.

About Exemplar Health Care

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

Hylton Grange supports 30 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro‑disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease across three units.

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

Download our job description to read more:

We value relevant experience and qualifications, and experience is 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 situationsenergetic and outgoing, with a positive, can‑do attitude
• a great listener and communicator
• you’ll put people at the heart of everything you do

Experience is essential, and we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• 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 01977 630830 or email [e-mail]

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.

About Exemplar Health Care

Exemplar Health Care began as a healthcare consultancy and training firm. But we soon saw a gap in the sector: a lack of care homes for younger adults living with complex needs.

That insight shaped the mission we still live by today - to transform complex care and provide fulfilling opportunities for the people who need it most.

We’re now proud to have more than 60 care homes across England, providing nursing care for adults living with dementia, neuro‑disabilities, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities.

Whoever you are, and whatever experience you bring, there are lots of ways you can help us make every day better for the people we support.

What’s happening at Exemplar Health Care

The people we support have unique needs and stories, but one thing stays the same across all our homes - we empower individuals to achieve personal goals in a safe and supportive environment.

Every new colleague attends an induction to learn about our company and complete mandatory and role‑specific training, equipping you with the skills and knowledge to deliver exceptional care.

Whether your goals are in care, nursing, management, quality or support, we provide the confidence, skills and knowledge to help you excel in your role and advance your career, if you wish.

Happy, healthy colleagues mean better care for those we support. We offer a range of initiatives to ensure our colleagues thrive in safe and supportive environments.

From paid RCNi Learning access and NMC PIN payments for nurses to lifestyle and retail discounts for everyone, our rewards ensure your career is as fulfilling as it is rewarding.

From care homes to central support services, everyone plays a vital role. Hear from colleagues across various roles about what it’s like to work with us.