Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider is looking for a Health Care Assistant at Pathways care home in Sutton-in-Ashfield. In this role, you will support adults with complex care needs, providing personal care, assisting during meal times, and promoting independence through social activities. The role offers £12.71 per hour, increasing upon completion of training, flexible contract options, and various rewards and benefits. If you are caring and compassionate, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Career prospects and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to support people with their personal care.
• Energetic and outgoing with a positive attitude.
• Able to understand individual health and wellbeing needs.

Responsibilities

• Support people with their personal care.
• Assist people at meal times.
• Encourage and support social activities.

Skills

Caring attitude

Good communication

Ability to handle challenging situations

Job description

£12.71 per hour (£12.81 upon completion of Exemplar care certificate)

Position: Health Care Assistant

Care home: Pathways

Location: Kingfisher Way, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4BR

Contract type: Full and part time contracts available. Flexibility required

Rate: £12.71 per hour (increasing to £12.81 upon completion of Exemplar care certificate)

Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Pathways care home in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

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

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

We support adults living with a learning disability and/or autism.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

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.

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:

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.

Qualifications and attributes

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 [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.

Location Details

Pathways is a short drive from the A38 and other major roads including the A60 and A617. If you're travelling north on the A38, turn left onto Coxmoor Road. Continue on the Coxmoor Road, then turn left onto Kingfisher Way. Drive past Eastlands, and Pathways is in the far right corner of the site. There are limited parking spaces in the home’s car park.

Public transport to Pathways

The home is a short walk from several bus stops. Garden Lane bus stop (stop ID: ntsgdamd), accessed by buses 103 and 417. Phoenix Street bus stop (stop ID: ntsgdata), accessed by bus 417. There's also a train station in the local area. Sutton Parkway – 1.3 miles away (28 minute walk or 4 minute drive).