Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Preston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A care provider is seeking a Health Care Assistant at Ribble View in Preston. This role involves supporting adults with complex care needs to enhance their quality of life. Candidates should be compassionate, kind, and have good communication skills. The position offers both full and part-time hours, with an emphasis on personal care, dignity, and respect. Training and support will be provided for those new to the sector, ensuring that every team member contributes positively in a fulfilling environment.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Able to support personal care and assist at meal times.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Capable of encouraging participation in social activities.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care.
• Assist during meal times.
• Promote dignity, independence, and respect.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication

Ability to deal with challenging situations

Job description

£13.31 (on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)

Care home: Ribble View

Location: Preston, PR1 4UD

Contract type: Full and part time hours available

Rate: £13.31 (on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)

Care home CQC rating: Good

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Ribble Viewcare home in Preston.

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.

About Exemplar Health Care

Ribble View 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, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities. The home is also registered to support adults with learning disabilities, where it’s the right fit.

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:

• support people with their personal care
• assist people at meal times
• understand individual health and wellbeing needs
• encourage and support people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home
• promote choice, dignity, independence and respect
• complete and maintain care records.

Download our job description to read more:

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.

About Exemplar Health Care

Exemplar Health Care began as a healthcare consultancy and training firm. But we soon saw a gap in the sector: a lack of care homes for younger adults living with complex needs.

That insight shaped the mission we still live by today - to transform complex care and provide fulfilling opportunities for the people who need it most.

We’re now proud to have more than 60 care homes across England, providing nursing care for adults living with dementia, neuro-disabilities, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities.

Whoever you are, and whatever experience you bring, there are lots of ways you can help us make every day better for the people we support.

The people we support have unique needs and stories, but one thing stays the same across all our homes - we empower individuals to achieve personal goals in a safe and supportive environment.

Every new colleague attends an induction to learn about our company and complete mandatory and role‑specific training, equipping you with the skills and knowledge to deliver exceptional care.

Whether your goals are in care, nursing, management, quality or support, we provide the confidence, skills and knowledge to help you excel in your role and advance your career, if you wish.

Happy, healthy colleagues mean better care for those we support. We offer a range of initiatives to ensure our colleagues thrive in safe and supportive environments.

From paid RCNi Learning access and NMC PIN payments for nurses to lifestyle and retail discounts for everyone, our rewards ensure your career is as fulfilling as it is rewarding.

From care homes to central support services, everyone plays a vital role. Hear from colleagues across various roles about what it’s like to work with us.

Ribble View is a short drive from junction 31 of the M6.

Take the A59 towards Devonshire Place, and continue on to Church Avenue.

There are limited parking spaces in the home’s car park. Street parking is available along Church Avenue.

Public transport to Ribble View

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

Hesketh Arms bus stop in both directions (stop IDs: lanatwgp and lanagtgd), which is accessed by buses 9, 59, 100, 280 and 664.

There's also a train station in the local area.