Senior Health Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading health care provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Health Care Assistant. This role involves supporting residents with personal care, leading a care team, and ensuring high-quality documentation. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, alongside relevant experience. The position offers competitive pay at £12.77 per hour, along with several rewarding benefits and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Regular supervision and support

Early access to wages

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in health and social care.
• Ability to support individuals with personal care.
• Willingness to lead and motivate a care team.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care.
• Assist individuals at meal times.
• Promote choice, dignity, and independence.

Skills

Caring

Effective communication

Team leadership

Crisis management

Empathy

Education

Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care

GCSE Maths and English at Grade C or above

Job description

Senior Health Care Assistant

Position: Senior Health Care Assistant

Care home: Acer Mews

Location: Holden Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JF

Contract type: Full Time - Days and Nights available

Rate: £12.77 per hour

If you’re an experienced Health Care Assistant looking to take your next career step, we have the role for you.

Our Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with our Nurse in Charge to lead a small Care Team in delivering high-quality care for the people we support.

Join us as a Senior Health Care Assistant at Acer Mews care home in Ashton-under-Lyne.

About Exemplar Health Care

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

We 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 Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with the Nurse in Charge and lead our Care Teams in supporting every aspect of our residents’ day-to-day lives.

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
• leading, motivating and supporting a team of care colleagues
• ensuring that care documentation is completed to a high standard.

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

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our 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, able to build trust and rapport with people
• comfortable working on your own initiative – but you know when to escalation
• a motivating team leader.

To apply for this role, you must have relevant experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social care, plus Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above (or relevant functional skills qualification).

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.