Health Care Assistant - Nights

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a Health Care Assistant to join a new care home in Stockport. You will have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of adults with complex needs, providing personal care, encouraging social activities, and maintaining health records. The role offers a competitive salary of £12.21 per hour along with extensive training and support. This is a fulfilling role for someone who embodies care, compassion, and teamwork.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Candidates should be caring, kind, and able to deal with challenging situations.
• Experience in the care sector is valued but not essential.
• Willingness to undergo training and induction.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care and daily activities.
• Encourage participation in social activities.
• Maintain care records and understand health needs.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Calm under pressure

Positive attitude

Job description

Health Care Assistant - Nights

Care home: Adswood Lodge
Location: Stockport, SK3 8HZ
Contract type: Permanent
Rate: £12.21 per hour

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

Adswood Lodge is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. We support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease. We’re a brand new home, opened in April 2023, which means it’s an incredibly exciting time to join our growing team. 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: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/

We have higher-than-average staffing levels when compared to other care providers. There are usually up to six colleagues on each unit that supports around ten people, 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.

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.