Health Care Assistant – (Green Tree Court, Exeter)

Somerset Care Group.; Exeter; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full induction and training

Enhanced pay for nights/weekends/bank

Blue Light Card discounts

Wellbeing support

Reward and recognition programmes

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Somerset Care Limited in Exeter is recruiting Health Care Assistants to support qualified professionals and residents with personal care tasks. You will work under the guidance of a Registered Nurse to deliver planned care and maintain accurate records.

Join a team that values compassion, reliability and a flexible approach, with enhancements for nights, weekends and holidays. Full induction and ongoing training are provided.

Qualifications

• At least 3 months experience as a Healthcare Assistant.
• Physical fitness to perform demanding tasks.
• Familiarity with needs of disabled or vulnerable individuals.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, under pressure and to deadlines.
• Ability to liaise with clients' families and significant persons.
• Ability to read care documentation and record events clearly.
• Excellent listening and verbal communication skills.
• Sense of humour and friendly nature.
• Ability to solve problems and interact considerately with diverse people.
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equality.

Responsibilities

• Participate in delivery of planned nursing and personal care under supervision.
• Be aware of residents' emotional, social and physical needs and report changes.
• Provide information to evaluate care effectiveness and maintain records.
• Record care delivered contemporaneously in relevant documentation.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent or emergency situations.
• Collaborate with nurses and other staff to meet residents' nutritional needs.
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and guidelines.

Skills

Listening skills

Verbal communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Empathy

Flexibility

Humour and friendliness

Job description

Health Care Assistant – (Green Tree Court, Exeter)

Location: Exeter

Role type: Residential Care

Purpose of the role

Health Care Assistants play a key role in supporting qualified professionals. Depending on the individual role, a care assistant may assist therapists or specialists by setting up equipment and providing hands‑on support or by working directly with residents in carrying out routine personal care duties.

Key responsibilities of the role

• At the direction of the Registered Nurse / Nurse in Charge participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing and or Personal Care
• To be aware of resident’s emotional, social and physical needs, reporting back to trained nurse / care manager responsible for their care.
• Provide information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated and records maintained.
• Record in the relevant documentation the care that has been delivered contemporaneously.
• Recognise and respond to appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
• Work collaboratively with registered nurses and other care or hospitality / domestic staff to ensure residents nutritional needs are met.
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.

This list is not exhaustive, and you may be required to undertake additional tasks from time to time.

You don’t need to have any qualifications, but you would need to have the relevant experience:

• At least 3 months previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant.
• Physical fitness.
• Familiarity with the needs of disabled and or vulnerable individuals.
• Ability to work individually and in a team, under pressure and to time deadlines and within a varied work pattern.
• Ability to liaise with clients’ families and other significant persons.
• Ability to read and understand care documentation, record shift events legibly and help clients read personal correspondence.
• Excellent listening and verbal communication skills.
• Sense of humour and friendly nature.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Ability to interact with people of all ages, race, gender or ethnic origin without distinction or prejudice.
• Demonstrates a commitment to developing anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities in personal work practice.

As a valued employee, you’ll have access to a range of benefits:

• Full company induction, ongoing training to gain Nationally recognised Health and Social Care qualifications plus the opportunity to start an Apprenticeship.
• Please be advised that you will be required to work every other weekend.
• Enhanced pay for nights, weekends and bank holidays.
• Blue Light Card – provides access to more than 15,000 discounts from large national retailers to local businesses!
• Wellbeing support available, covering a wide range of support services and events.
• Reward and recognition – Bright Sparks, Somerset Care Group Awards, Long Service Awards.
• Refer a Friend Bonus – £350 per person you refer (Uncapped and paid on successful appointment).

Somerset Care Limited is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and welcome applications from all individuals. As this position involves “regulated activity” (as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) an Enhanced DBS check will be undertaken.

It’s a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Somerset Care is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and children at risk.