Health Care Assistant

5 days ago

Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Exemplar Health Care Services Limited Full time

**Position**: Health Care Assistant

**Care home**: Laurel Place
**Location**: Gudmensen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG
**Contract type**: Full time or part time, 24, 36, 42 or 48 hours per week. **Must be flexible for days and nights.**
**Rate**: £12.21 per hour (£12.31 per hour on completion of Exemplar care certificate)

**Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as a Health Care Assistant at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland.**

As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.

And you can be proud to work for one of the country’s leading providers. The number of our homes rated ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ far exceeds the national average.

**About Exemplar Health Care**:
Laurel Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

Laurel Place supports adults living with complex needs, such as 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 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**.

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**:
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’.

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.

  • Health Care Assistant

    5 days ago

    Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Butterwick Hospice Care Full time

    **Job description** An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Health Care Assistant with the Butterwick Hospice Home Care Service. Full and part time hours are available. This role involves caring for people who have a life-limiting illness, providing support and respite for them, their carers, and families. This involves routinely working in the...

  • Health Care Assistant

    2 weeks ago

    Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Perfect Care Limited Full time

    **Reporting to your Care Coordinator, the responsibilities of the Home Care Worker are**: - To carry out care and other tasks as specified in the Service User’s individual service/care plan, to a high standard in accordance with Company policies. - Under guidance from management and health care professionals, take actions to enable the Service User to...

  • Care Assistant

    1 day ago

    Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Four Seasons Health Care Full time

    Four Seasons Health Care - County Durham - Care - Barrington Lodge, Bishop Auckland - Days - FT/PT - £10.43 We are currently recruiting for a Care Assistant and experience isn’t essential. If you would like to work in health and social care and deliver the support and care our residents require, this role is perfect for you. As one of the largest...

  • Senior Care Assistant

    1 day ago

    Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Four Seasons Health Care Full time

    Four Seasons Health Care - County Durham - Care - Barrington Lodge, Bishop Auckland - Days and Nights - FT/PT - £10.79 Working as a Senior Care Assistant you will support the running of the overall care team and work with others across the shift to ensure continuity of services to our residents. You will create a welcoming, supportive and stimulating...

  • Health Care Assistant

    1 week ago

    Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Perfect Care Limited Full time

    **Reporting to your Care Coordinator, the responsibilities of the Home Care Worker are**: - To carry out care and other tasks as specified in the Service User’s individual service/care plan, to a high standard in accordance with Company policies. - Under guidance from management and health care professionals, take actions to enable the Service User to...

  • Health Care Assistant

    5 days ago

    Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Perfect Care Limited Full time

    Female Care Assistant - Bishop Auckland Since 2012, we’ve supported adults and children of all ages to maintain their independence and stay in the place they know and love. Because, life is better at home. We’re looking for people who are passionate about care, and who want to help others to join our amazing teams. We don’t require you to have any...

  • Health Care Assistant

    2 weeks ago

    Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Medsolve Full time

    Medsolve are recruiting healthcare assistants to join our team immediately, we’re looking for motivated individuals with a passion to provide the best possible care to our service users and residents in our homes. **REGISTERED HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT RATE OF PAY**: £11.68 - £18.72 per hour depending on the shift worked **BENEFITS OF BEING A HEALTHCARE...

  • Health Care Assistant

    2 weeks ago

    Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Locum Vision Full time

    Job Title: Health Care Assistant (HCA) Location: North Yorkshire (various hospital wards and community settings) Reports to: Registered Nurse / Ward Sister / Line Manager Band: Band 2–3 (depending on experience) Hours: Full-time / Part-time / Shift work including weekends and nights Job Summary The Health Care Assistant (HCA) provides compassionate,...

  • Health Care Assistant

    5 days ago

    Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Raven Medical Full time

    As one of the largest healthcare providers in the UK, Raven Medical Staffing are excited to offer short - and long-term opportunities for Healthcare Assistant (HCA) Our HCA’s work within a Nursing/Care Home environment. You will be working as part of a team to assist residents and care home staff with everyday tasks including, bathing, dressing, feeding...

  • Health Care Assistant

    2 weeks ago

    Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Medsolve Full time

    **Job description** Medsolve are recruiting for Support workers and Care workers to join our team immediately. We need strong, dedicated individuals with a passion to provide the best medical care to our service users and residents in our homes within the Bishop Auckland area. **WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU**: - 6 months experience as a care assistant or support...