Health Care Assistant

**Health Care Assistant**
Care Home: Adswood Lodge
Location: Stockton (SK3)
Contract type: Full time and part time hours available
Shifts Available: Various - Must be flexible for days and nights, 12 hour shifts
Rate: Up to £9.85 ph dependent on experience and qualifications

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About Exemplar Health Care:
We have over 20 years of experience providing exceptional specialist nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. We started our journey as a training company, and have grown into one of the country's leading providers of adult specialist care, with over 35 complex needs care homes in England.

Our vision is that adults living with complex needs can access outstanding specialist care and support, in a community-based home that's close to their family and friends, and that focuses on their personal goals and outcomes. Our person-centred care is the bedrock for maximising independence, building everyday living skills and empowering people to live as fulfilled lives as possible.

Our mission is to make every day better for the people we support and our colleagues. We're proud of the culture that we've created at Exemplar Health Care, which is underpinned by our vision, mission and values.

About Adswood Lodge:
Adswood Lodge is a specialist care service that supports people living with complex and high acuity needs. The home will have three units which specialise in supporting adults with complex mental health needs, neuro disabilities and physical disabilities.

About the Role:
Your role will involve supporting people with all aspects of their day-to-day living, which may include taking up new hobbies, meeting friends, getting involved in social activities, going to the gym or looking their best

Your day-to-day duties will include:

- Providing personal care such as washing, personal hygiene, dressing and on occasion, assisting with meal times
- Promote independence, dignity, respect and choice across service users
- Support social and recreational activities; both in and out the home individually, or as part of a group
- Maintain care records; recording observations, activities and assessments
- On occasion, welcome and train new members of your care team

About You:
As a Health Care Assistant, you'll provide person-centred care to support our service users to maximise their independence and live their best life.
- You must have experience working within Mental Health
- You will provide warmth, enthusiasm and compassion when providing care
- As with all our employees, you will be expected to work within our staff values and use these at all times by being an effective communicator and being passionate about your work
- Most importantly you are motivated by helping every individual, whether colleague or service user, to realise their full potential and be treated with dignity and respect

About Your Career:
At Exemplar Health Care, we're committed to investing in our colleagues. We recognise talent and promote from within.

As a Health Care Assistant, there are lots of opportunities to do continuing professional development and progress in your career if you wish.

We offer a range of in-house and external training programmes, including:

- A bespoke induction including the Care Certificate
- Mandatory and statutory training (MAST) to refresh your skills
- Apprenticeships and higher apprenticeships including the Trainee Nursing Associate programme
- ABC of Caring training programme

As a Health Care Assistant, you can progress into a range of roles including:

- Nursing Associate
- Senior Health Care Assistant
- Central Services role

About Your Benefits*:

- Paid DBS check
- Lifestyle and retail discounts at over 250 high street retailers via our ELMS portal
- Award winning 24/7 employee counselling and support service
- Exceptional development opportunities including CPD Certificated programmes
- FastPAYE - access your wage for additional hours worked before payday
- Blue Light Card access
- Company Shop membership
- Free uniform

About Our Values:
At Exemplar Health Care, our FIRST values underpin everything that we do and ensure that we continue to make every day better for our residents and colleagues; our values are:

- Fun
- Integrity
- Responsiveness
- Success
- Teamwork

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
At Exemplar Health Care you will work in an inclusive environment in which we champion diversity. We understand the importance of our workforce representing the communities and populations we serve. We provide a work place where you are encouraged to be yourself whilst offering our colleagues and our service users support, care and a place of belonging.

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