Health Care Assistant

**Position**: Health Care Assistant - Bank

**Care Home**: Cheshire Springs

**Location**: Ellesmere Port (CH65 6RY)

**Contract type**: Permanent - full time hours available

**Shifts Available**: Flexible (Incl. weekends and evenings)

**Rate/Salary**: Up to £10.65 ph (£ pa based on 38.5hrs pw) dependent on experience

**CQC Rating**: New Home (Not Yet Inspected)

**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 Cheshire Springs**:
Cheshire Springs is our brand new care home in Whitby, Ellesmere Port.

The home has two ten-bed units which gives it a homely and welcoming feel. It supports up to 20 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities.

In this role, you’ll usually work in the same team and with the same service users to ensure continuity of care. This means that you’ll see the difference you make each and every day.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a brand new service, with a brand new team, and shape the culture and success of the home.

**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 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
- Refer a friend scheme worth up to £1500
- 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**:
Our values underpin everything that we do and ensure that we continue to make every day better for our service users and colleagues. We look for these values in everyone who works with Exemplar Health Care:

- Fun
- Integrity
- Responsive
- 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 prov