Healthcare Assistant Apprentice
Southcare Homes Group
Sutton (SM2 6ST)
Closes on Monday 31 August 2026
Posted on 21 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Join our friendly team at Grasmere Care Home as a Healthcare Assistant Apprentice. You will gain hands-on experience supporting older people with their daily needs while completing a recognised qualification. We offer a welcoming, supportive workplace where residents’ dignity, comfort and well-being come first.
- Wage
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£12,480 to £19,827.60, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Benefits include an annual pay review, workplace pension scheme and paid holiday entitlement. Team members are invited to employee celebrations, including our Christmas party and summer barbecue. Staff also receive a gift card during the Christmas holidays and ongoing support, training and development opportunities.
- Training course
- Lead adult care worker (level 3)
- Hours
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Working on a varied rota across all days of the week, including weekends. Shifts include early shifts (8am–2pm), late shifts (2pm–9pm) and long shifts (8am–9pm). Rotas will be arranged in advance.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 October 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
The apprentice will support residents with personal care, mobility, meals and daily activities while promoting dignity, independence and well-being. They will communicate with residents and families, maintain accurate care records, follow care plans, and work safely alongside experienced care staff.
Where you'll work
49 Grange Road
Sutton
SM2 6ST
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REWARDS TRAINING RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Training course
Lead adult care worker (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Support individuals they are working with according to their personal care/support plan
- Take the initiative when working outside normal duties and responsibilities
- Recognise and access help when not confident or skilled in any aspect of the role that they are undertaking
- Implement/facilitate the specialist assessment of social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals with cognitive, sensory and physical impairments
- Contribute to the development and ongoing review of care/support plans for the individuals they support
- Provide individuals with information to enable them to exercise choice on how they are supported
- Encourage individuals to actively participate in the way their care and support is delivered
- Ensure that individuals know what they are agreeing to regarding the way in which they are supported
- Lead and support colleagues to understand how to establish informed consent when providing care and support
- Guide, mentor and contribute to the development of colleagues in the execution of their duties and responsibilities
- Demonstrate dignity in their working role with individuals they support, their families, carers and other professionals
- Support others to understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in social care
- Exhibit empathy for individuals they support, i.e. understanding and compassion
- Exhibit courage in supporting individuals in ways that may challenge their own cultural and belief systems
- Demonstrate and promote to other workers excellent communication skills including confirmation of understanding to individuals, their families, carers and professionals
- Use and facilitate methods of communication preferred by the individual they support according to the individual’s language, cultural and sensory needs, wishes and preferences
- Take the initiative and reduce environmental barriers to communication
- Demonstrate and ensure that records and reports are written clearly and concisely
- Lead and support others to keep information safe, preserve confidentiality in accordance with agreed ways of working
- Support others, to recognise and respond to potential signs of abuse according to agreed ways of working
- Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to concerns of abuse
- Lead and support others to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and duty of care
- Recognise, report, respond to and record unsafe practices and encourage others to do so
- Lead and mentor others where appropriate to promote the wellbeing of the individuals they support
- Demonstrate the management of the reduction of infection, including use of best practice in hand hygiene
- Promote healthy eating and wellbeing by supporting individuals to have access to fluids, food and nutrition
- Carry out fire safety procedures and manage others to do so
- Develop risk assessments and use in a person centred way to support individuals safely including moving and assisting people and objects
- Manage, monitor, report and respond to changes in the health and wellbeing of the individuals they support
- Take the initiative to identify and form professional relationships with other people and organisations
- Demonstrate, manage and support self and others to work within safe, clear professional boundaries
- Take the initiative to evaluate and improve own skills and knowledge through reflective practice, supervision, feedback and learning opportunities
- Demonstrate continuous professional development
- Carry out research relevant to individuals’ support needs and share with others
- Demonstrate where necessary mentoring and supervision to others in the workplace
- Demonstrate good team/partnership working skills
- Demonstrate their contribution to robust recruitment and induction processes
Training schedule
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
The successful applicant must pass an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and provide satisfactory references. They must be comfortable supporting older people with personal care, working shifts including weekends, completing required training, following care procedures and working as part of a team.
About this employer
This is a family run business proudly providing excellence across our 5 care and nursing homes in Sussex and Surrey. We employ 200 members of staff and care for 148 people.
Our values are support, passion, attention, dedication and empathy.
Grasmere Care Home is a warm, family-oriented 23-bed residential care home with a welcoming and supportive atmosphere. Our dedicated team puts residents at the heart of everything we do, and we are continually developing our service as we work towards achieving an Outstanding rating.
https://southcarehomes.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Team members are invited to employee celebrations, including our Christmas party and summer barbecue. Staff also receive a gift card during the Christmas holidays and ongoing support, training and development opportunities.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Following successful completion of the apprenticeship and probationary period, if a suitable position is available within the team, we will discuss the possibility of permanent part-time or full-time employment. There may also be opportunities for further training and career development in health and social care.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Southcare Homes Group
Antonina Gont
Grasmere@southcarehomes.com
02086428612
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043816.
Apply now
Closes on Monday 31 August 2026