Health Care Assistant

Role overview

Exemplar Health Care is hiring a Health Care Assistant for Havenmere care home in Immingham, Lincolnshire. The home is located at 191 Pelham Road, Immingham, DN40 1JP, and has a CQC rating of Good. This position offers flexible shift options of 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 hours, with choices that can suit part-time, full-time, term-time, and school-hours working patterns.

The hourly pay starts at £12.71, rising to £12.81 per hour once the Exemplar Care Certificate has been completed.

About the employer

Havenmere is part of Exemplar Health Care, a well-established provider of nursing care across the country. The service supports adults with neurological conditions and neuro-disabilities such as brain injuries and Huntington’s disease, as well as people living with complex mental health needs and spinal injuries.

This is a role for someone who wants to make a meaningful difference every day while working in a supportive environment with opportunities to learn, grow, and progress.

What the role involves

As a Health Care Assistant, you will help residents live as independently and positively as possible. Your work will centre on personal support, daily wellbeing, social engagement, and respectful care.

• Provide support with personal care tasks.
• Assist residents during mealtimes.
• Learn and respond to each person’s health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities inside and outside the home.
• Promote dignity, choice, independence, and respect in everyday support.
• Keep care notes and records up to date.

What we’re looking for

Previous care experience or formal qualifications are helpful, but they are not required for this position. The most important thing is that you reflect Exemplar Health Care’s values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

You should be someone who is caring, kind, calm, and understanding, with the confidence to handle difficult situations when needed. A positive attitude, energy, and strong listening and communication skills are also important.

If you are new to care, you will be supported through induction, a buddy system, and ongoing training from the start.

Benefits and rewards

• Regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities, and career development prospects.
• Access to earned wages before payday.
• Retail and lifestyle savings.
• A free DBS check.
• 24/7 counselling and support.
• Eligibility for a Blue Light Card.

Additional information

This role is described as a flexible-shift contract with a range of working patterns available, including part-time, full-time, term-time, and school-hours arrangements.

Applicants are asked to read the overview and requirements carefully before proceeding. An online application form must be completed in full so the application can be reviewed.