Health Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A health care provider in Wednesbury is seeking a compassionate and caring individual for the role of Health Care Assistant. You will support adults with complex care needs in their daily activities, promote their dignity and independence, and be an integral part of a caring team. No prior experience is necessary, and comprehensive training will be provided. The position offers various hours and competitive pay, as well as numerous benefits, including access to wages before payday and continuous support for your career development.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Regular supervision and peer support

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required, but relevant experience is valued.
• Must align with Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.
• Strong interpersonal skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care activities.
• Assist with meal times and promote independence.
• Maintain care records and engage in social activities.
• Support individuals with complex health needs.

Skills

Caring and compassionate

Communication skills

Ability to assist with personal care

Teamwork

Job description

Health Care Assistant

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Position : Health Care Assistant

Care home : Bridgewood Mews

Location : 38 Bridge Road, Tipton, DY4 0JW

Contract type : Various Hours Available 36,42 or 48 Hours Per Week

Rate : £12.21 increasing to £12.31 Per Hour upon completion of Exemplar Care Certificate

Care home CQC rating : Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

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

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

Bridgewood Mews is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

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

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.

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

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’.

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