Senior Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Wakefield; Vor Ort; GBP 31.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Regular supervision

Wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Zusammenfassung

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Senior Health Care Assistant to join Wheldale Heights care home in Castleford. This full-time night role (42, 48 hours) offers a rate of £14.27 per hour and a chance to lead a small care team under the Nurse in Charge.

You will support residents with personal care, meals, health and wellbeing needs, and encourage social activities, while promoting dignity, independence and respect. You will also supervise colleagues and ensure high-quality care documentation.

Qualifikationen

• Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification is required.
• Maths and English GCSE at grade C or above (or relevant Functional Skills).
• Experience in health and social care settings is desirable.

Aufgaben

• Supporting people with their personal care.
• Assisting people at meal times.
• Understanding individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encouraging and supporting participation 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 care documentation is completed to a high standard.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Communication

Empathy

Ausbildung

Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification

GCSE Maths and English (grade C or above)

Jobbeschreibung

Position: Senior Health Care Assistant
Care home: Wheldale Heights
Location: Castleford, WF10 2PY
Contract type: Full time - 42, 48 hours Nights
Rate: £14.27 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 Wheldale Heights care home in Castleford.

About Exemplar Health Care

Wheldale Heights 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.

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 escalates when needed.
• 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.

Please note, applicants must be authorized to work in the UK. We're unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.