Health Care Assistant

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8RR

Position: Health Care Assistant
Care home: Tyne Grange 
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8RR 
Contract type: Full time 12hr shifts & set 10am to 6pm shifts available
Rate: £12.71 per hour (£12.81 on completion of Exemplar care certificate)
Care home CQC rating: Outstanding

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Tyne Grange care home in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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

This role will give you a tremendous sense of achievement and pride – you’ll be making a real difference each and every day.

About Exemplar Health Care 

Tyne Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. 

We support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities, including those who display behaviours of concern. 

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.

Download our job description to read more: 

https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/

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’. 

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email Pod2@exemplarhc.com. 

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. 

We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact recruitment@exemplarhc.com.

About Exemplar
Health Care

We're one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England. 

Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.

Getting to Tyne Grange

Tyne Grange, Grainger Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8RR

Tyne Grange is a short drive from the A1 and other major roads including the A189.

  • If you’re travelling north on the A1, at junction 69 take the A184 exit to Central Newcastle/Central Gateshead.
  • If you’re travelling south on the A1, take the A69/A186 slip road to Hexham/City (West).

Tyne Grange is situated opposite Paignton Avenue, just off Westgate Road.

There are limited parking spaces in the home’s car park. Street parking is available along Grainger Park Road.

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

  • Westgate Walk-In Centre bus stop (stop ID: twrdadtm), which is accessed by various bus routes.
  • Newcastle CAV Campus bus stop (stop ID: twrdadtg), which is accessed by various bus routes.

Newcastle train station is 1.9 miles away, which is a 30 minute walk or 10 minute drive.