Senior Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; North East; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages on demand

DBS check

Counselling support

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is hiring a Senior Health Care Assistant for the Hylton Grange care home in Sunderland. You will work with the Nurse in Charge to lead a small team and deliver high-quality care to residents, supporting daily living and wellbeing. We value dignity, respect and teamwork.

Permanent contract with 12-hour shifts days and nights, including weekends. The role offers competitive pay at £13.27 per hour and opportunities to learn and progress within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification is required.
• GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above are required.
• Experience in health and social care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support people with personal care and daily living activities.
• Assist residents at meal times.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities both in and out of the home.
• Promote dignity, independence and respect for residents.
• Lead, motivate and support a small care team.
• Ensure care documentation is completed to a high standard.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Team leadership

Resilience

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care

GCSE Maths

GCSE English

Job description

Position: Senior Health Care Assistant

Care home: Hylton Grange

Location: 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG

Contract type: Permanent - Various 12 hour shifts days and nights, includes weekend working

Rate: £13.27 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference every day. Join us as our new Senior Health Care Assistant at Hylton Grange care home in Sunderland.

About Exemplar Health Care

Hylton Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

Hylton Grange supports 30 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease across three units.

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. 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

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 elevate
• 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).

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.

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.