Health Care Assistant - DAYS/NIGHTS | Nursing Home

Join SDR at Patcham Nursing Home as a Health Care Assistant!

📍 Location: Patcham Nursing Home, Brighton
💰 Salary: £12.85 per hour (annual review)
⭐ Weekend Rate: £13.35 per hour
🕒 Hours: 24-36 hours per week, flexible working pattern (Monday-Sunday)

About Us

At Patcham Nursing Home, we’re dedicated to providing high-quality residential and nursing care, in a warm and welcoming environment. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional residential and nursing care, delivered in a supportive and caring environment that feels like home.

Being family-owned means our values aren’t just words; they shine through in how we support our teams and the people we care for. At SDR Care, we live by Kindness, Dignity & Respect, Calmness, Creativity, and Responsibility every single day.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Health Care Assistant at Patcham Nursing Home. While exprecience would be beneficial, what matters most is a genuine commitment to providing compassionate, individualised care, helping us tailor every aspect of life at Patcham to suit our residents.

We understand that each resident has unique needs and preferences. Our dedicated team delivers high-quality residential and nursing care, including dementia care, support for complex physical conditions, palliative care and respite care.

As a valued member of our team, you will play an important role in supporting the wellbeing of our residents and upholding the highest standards of care.

✨ What We Offer

🌱 Career Growth – Ongoing professional training & development

🌴 Equivalent of 29 Days Holiday – Including bank holidays (pro-rata)
💰 Pension Scheme – Available where eligible
🆕 Supportive Induction & Probation – A structured onboarding experience
🤝 Strong Management Support – Guidance every step of the way
💵 Employee Referral Bonus – Earn £200 each, upon appointment and another £300 each, at the one-year anniversary (T's & C's apply)

Who We’re Looking For

✔ Experienced Health Care Assistant – Previous experience in a care home setting is preferred

✔ Medication Trained – Confident in administering and managing medication
✔ Compassionate Communicator – A caring, empathetic approach with excellent communication skills
✔ Committed to Quality Care – Upholding high standards and a resident-first mindset
✔ Creative & Resilient – Adapts to challenges and brings fresh ideas to enhance care

📅 Working hours are part-time hours or full-time with set shifts, including weekdays and weekends.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use inclusive, gender-neutral language and focus on strengths, potential, and what matters most to the people we support; and our teams.

📢Apply Today!

If you are ready to step into a role where your skills, experience, and compassion will make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!

If you don't have a CV please get in touch by email [email protected] or call 07484 482896

We are not able to offer UKVI Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this role, either because we do not hold a sponsorship licence or because the role does not meet UKVI sponsorship criteria.

Successful applicants will be required to complete an online Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) following acceptance of an offer.