Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Whitwick; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages before payday

Free DBS check

Counselling support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Staff induction and training

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Health Care Assistant at Primrose Place in Coalville to support adults with complex care needs and to help them live their best lives. You will join a brand new team in a state-of-the-art home with opportunities for learning and progression.

We value care, compassion and teamwork; no two days are the same as you help people with personal care, meals and activities while maintaining dignity and respect.

Qualifications

• Experience not essential; relevant experience welcomed.
• Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Supporting people with personal care.
• Assisting people at meal times.
• Understanding individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encouraging participation in social activities inside and outside the home.
• Promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect.
• Completing and maintaining care records.

Skills

Caring nature

Calm under pressure

Communication

Active listening

Job description

Position: Health Care Assistant

Care home: Primrose Place

Location: Ashby Road, Coalville, LE67 3LB

Contract type: Various Hours Available 12 hour shifts

Rate: £12.71 per hour

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

As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll be part of a supportive team and help make every day better for the people we support. You’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives while also developing valuable skills and experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose built home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark.

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

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

When open, Primrose Place will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia 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, 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.

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