Healthcare Assistant – Day shifts

Sainthill House is a beautiful residential Care Home in Exeter.  Located on Cowick Lane, we are walking distance from Alphington, St Thomas, and parts of Exwick, and easily accessible by public transport from other parts of the city.

Rated good across the board by CQC we are focused on achieving two goals, providing outstanding care for our residents and a wonderful place to work for our team. To achieve this, we need to hire great people, nurture them, and ensure we offer them a wonderful place to work

If that sounds like the environment you want to work in then read on. As a Healthcare Assistant at Sainthill House you will provide companionship to our residents, listening and talking about their interests, ensuring they are cared for compassionately and respectfully.

You will provide support with:

• Personal hygiene and care including daily washing and bathing
• Manual Handling, supporting residents with movement and mobilisation
• Helping at mealtimes to ensure everyone has a great dining experience
• Ensuring residents are involved in activities and social events
• Meeting family and friends, understanding their family’s need and wishes
• Providing person centred care to the highest possible standard
• Promoting independence, ensuring all residents are treated with dignity and respect

Benefits

If you join the team at Vision Care, we can offer you excellent benefits including:

• Competitive Hourly Rates and overtime rates
• Welcome Bonus – £250 when you pass probation
• Retention Bonus – £500 after your first 12 months
• Refer a friend scheme – earn extra for referring new employees to us
• Enhanced rates for night shifts
• 50% reimbursement on public transport to work
• 20p per mile travel allowance if you drive to work
• Free meals when on shift
• Free training and fully funded NVQs
• Career progression opportunities to Team Leader and beyond
• Free Parking
• Free uniforms and DBS
• Birthdays scheduled off & gift vouchers on your birthday
• Free Turkey at Christmas
• 28 days annual leave pro rata
• Eligible for blue light card offering excellent discounts with thousands of retailers

We need Healthcare Assistants who are compassionate, friendly, and keen to help and care for our residents. Experience or qualifications in care would be beneficial but are not essential as we provide full training, mentoring and development opportunities as part of the support we offer all our team members.

If you think you might be able to help us achieve these goals, are looking for a job which can give the real satisfaction of caring for others and the opportunity to pursue a professional career in the care sector, we would love to hear from you.

Travel expenses details:

50% reimbursement on public transport costs / 20p per mile travel expenses for commute to work

Does the job role include personal care?: Yes

Working Patterns:

8pm to 8am

2, 3 or 4 days per week

Essential details:

We need Healthcare Assistants who are compassionate, friendly, and keen to help and care for our residents. Experience or qualifications in care would be beneficial but are not essential as we provide full training, mentoring and development opportunities as part of the support we offer all our team members.