Health Care Assistant - Pontefract, United Kingdom - Exemplar Health Care Services Limited

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited

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Pontefract, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Position:
Senior Health Care Assistant

Care home:
Hamilton Springs

Location:
Westfield Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2JY

Contract type:
Full time and part time hours - 12 hour shifts, will need to work some weekends

Rate:
Up to £13.00 per hour depending on qualifications

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 join a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose built home.

You'll have the chance to really make your mark. Join us as our new Senior Health Care Assistant at Hamilton Springs care home in Pontefract.

About Exemplar Health Care
Hamilton Springs is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers.

When open, Hamilton Springs will 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.

Download our job description to read more:

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 escalate
- a motivating team leader.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including: