Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health care provider in Sutton-in-Ashfield is looking for Health Care Assistants. You will support individuals with personal care, daily activities, and health needs while promoting their independence and dignity. Applicants should be kind, caring, and possess good communication skills. Experience in the care sector is a plus but not essential. The position offers flexible contracts and a range of benefits, including learning opportunities and various discounts.

Benefits

Regular supervision and 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

Qualifications

• No prior care experience needed, but relevant experience is valued.
• Must be caring, kind, understanding, and able to handle challenging situations.
• Great listening and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Encourage independence and daily living skills.
• Provide personal care, including bathing and dressing.
• Assist at meal times and support health and wellbeing needs.
• Promote social activities inside and outside the home.
• Fill in care records accurately.

Job description

£12.71 per hour (£12.81 upon completion of Exemplar care certificate)

Position: Health Care Assistant

Care home: Meadowcroft

Location: Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4BR

Contract type: Various contracts available. Weekend availability and flexibility required

Rate: £12.71 per hour (increasing to £12.81 per hour upon completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)

Care home CQC rating: Good

About Exemplar Health Care

Meadowcroft is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with complex mental health needs and offer stable employment, benefits, perks and opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Health Care Assistants support people to live their best lives. No two days will ever be the same; day‑to‑day responsibilities include:

• Encourage and engage people in learning and developing their daily living skills and independence
• Recognise when people are unwell and provide the appropriate support
• Support people with their personal care, such as getting washed, having a shower and getting dressed
• Assist people at meal times
• Support people with their health and wellbeing needs
• Encourage people to take part in social activities, inside and outside the home
• Promote choice, dignity, independence and respect at all times
• Fill in care records

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role. Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

What we offer

• Regular supervision and 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

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

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.

How to apply

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

For an informal chat, 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.