Current vacancies

All the current vacancies across emh (emh group, emh homes, emh care & support, Midlands Rural, emh sharpes) are listed below.

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Current vacancies

Painter

Location: East Midlands
Salary: £31,752.00 per annum ()
Closes on: 05 December 2025
Description:

Painter
Location –
Leicester/Northampton
Hours – 37 hours per week, working 8am to 4pm, Monday to Thursday and Friday 8am – 3.30pm.
Salary – £31,752.00 per annum

The Role

As Painter within our Internal Maintenance Service, you will be carrying out painting repairs and maintenance to the highest standard for our residents based across the East Midlands. Performing void maintenance in both occupied and unoccupied priorities, there is an expectation you will be multi-skilled to provide an efficient, customer focused service.

The ideal candidate

You will hold a City and Guilds Level 3 qualification, NVQ, or similar, and have broad experience of day-to-day maintenance in both occupied and unoccupied properties.

A full driving licence is essential.

About us

emh is one of the largest providers of affordable homes and support services in the East Midlands. We pride ourselves in providing high quality homes and services that contribute to sustainable communities.

Our vision is to be the best social housing and care business in the country, leading the market as service provider and employer.

Our Values

Our Values are important to us and we’re looking for people who can help live our Values of Integrity, Diversity, Openness, Accountability, Clarity and Excellence.

Company Benefits

Our generous package includes:

  • Competitive salary
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Health cash plan – BHSF
  • 34 days annual leave (including statutory days), increasing with length of service
  • A wide range of training and development opportunities (we are an Investors in People accredited organisation)

For further information about the role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

How to apply

Please apply online with an up-to-date CV, detailing how you meet the requirements of the person specification.

Please note: We reserve the right to close these vacancies prior to the application deadline once a sufficient number of applications have been received.




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Cook

Location: Calow, Chesterfield
Salary: £12.94 per hour ()
Closes on: 24 November 2025
Description:

Cook
Based – Amberley Nursing Home, Calow, Chesterfield
Hours – 35 hours per week
Salary - £
12.94 per hour

The role

We are now seeking a Cook to prepare and provide nutritious, well-balanced meals for residents, maintaining the highest standards of food hygiene, cleanliness, health and safety (in line with HACCP and COSHH regulations), while ensuring individual dietary needs are met at Amberley Nursing Home in Chesterfield.

Amberley Nursing Home is a 12 bedded purpose-built nursing home for older people who have a learning disability, dementia, complex needs and physical disabilities. It is staffed 24 hours a day by Staff Nurses and Home Support Workers and is situated in Calow, Chesterfield.

This role requires flexibility to work shifts, weekends and bank holidays and involves daily contact with service users. An understanding or awareness of supporting people with learning disabilities would be beneficial however not essential. You will also be required to complete mandatory training.

About Us

EMH care & support focus on putting people first. We provide excellent housing and support services for those with a learning difficulty, a disability, mental ill health, or for other vulnerable people such as older people, victims of domestic violence and homeless people.

Our work allows service users to live an enjoyable, independent life by advocating on their behalf, and by providing activities, support, and housing that match their needs.

EMH care & support are part of EMH group which includes EMH homes, Midlands Rural Housing and EMH sharps gardening services. Our vision is to be the best social housing and care business in the country, leading the market as service provider and employer.

The ideal candidate will:

  • Have a Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 2 or above)
  • Have good knowledge of food hygiene and awareness of statutory regulations health & safety, HACCP, and COSHH regulations and use of PPE.
  • Be willing to complete mandatory training including safeguarding, moving and handling, food safety/hygiene training.
  • Be aware that they may be in contact with clinical waste, bodily fluids and may be required to do some moving and handling which may include using equipment.
  • Have an awareness of Equal Opportunities when supporting people with learning disabilities.

For further information about the role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Our Values

Our Values are important to us and we’re looking for people who can help live our Values of Integrity, Diversity, Openness, Accountability, Clarity and Excellence.

Please note: We reserve the right to close these vacancies prior to the application deadline once a sufficient number of applications have been received, so recommend early application.

We ask all candidates to evidence their right to work status during the recruitment process. Please click here for a list of Sponsor Licence holders in the UK and information on the types of roles that are eligible for sponsorship.


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Domestic Assistant/Assistant Cook

Location: Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Salary: £12.21 per hour ()
Closes on: 24 November 2025
Description:

Domestic Assistant (Assistant Cook)
Based – Amberley Nursing Home, Calow, Chesterfield
Hours – 17.5 hours per week
Salary - £
12.21 per hour

The role

We are now seeking a Domestic Assistant (Assistant Cook) to carry out all domestic tasks including cleaning and kitchen/cooking duties at Amberley Nursing Home in Chesterfield.

Amberley Nursing Home is a 12 bedded purpose-built nursing home for older people who have a learning disability, dementia, complex needs and physical disabilities. It is staffed 24 hours a day by Staff Nurses and Home Support Workers and is situated in Calow, Chesterfield.

This role requires flexibility to work shifts, weekends and bank holidays and involves daily contact with service users. An understanding or awareness of supporting people with learning disabilities would be beneficial however not essential. You will also be required to complete mandatory training.

About Us

EMH care & support focus on putting people first. We provide excellent housing and support services for those with a learning difficulty, a disability, mental ill health, or for other vulnerable people such as older people, victims of domestic violence and homeless people.

Our work allows service users to live an enjoyable, independent life by advocating on their behalf, and by providing activities, support, and housing that match their needs.

EMH care & support are part of EMH group which includes EMH homes, Midlands Rural Housing and EMH sharps gardening services. Our vision is to be the best social housing and care business in the country, leading the market as service provider and employer.

The ideal candidate will:

  • Have good knowledge and awareness of statutory regulations, HASAWA 1974, COSHH regulations, and use of PPE.
  • Be willing to complete mandatory training including safeguarding, moving and handling, food safety/hygiene training.
  • Be aware that they may be in contact with clinical waste, bodily fluids and may be required to do some moving and handling which may include using equipment.
  • Have an awareness of Equal Opportunities when supporting people with learning disabilities.

For further information about the role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Our Values

Our Values are important to us and we’re looking for people who can help live our Values of Integrity, Diversity, Openness, Accountability, Clarity and Excellence.

Please note: We reserve the right to close these vacancies prior to the application deadline once a sufficient number of applications have been received, so recommend early application.

We ask all candidates to evidence their right to work status during the recruitment process. Please click here for a list of Sponsor Licence holders in the UK and information on the types of roles that are eligible for sponsorship.



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Staff Nurse

Location: Chesterfield
Salary: £18.23 per hour ()
Closes on: 28 November 2025
Description:

Staff Nurse
Hours –
1x 32 hour and 1x 24 hour position
Salary – £18.23 per hour
Location – Based at Meadowview Nursing Homes, Calow, Chesterfield.

The role

We are now seeking experienced Staff Nurse’s to provide high standards of care and support in a professional manner for service users.

Within this role you will be required to:

  • Work in line with care and support plans and be compliant with CQC, Derbyshire County Council and Clinical Commissioning Group Regulations and emh care and support policies and procedures. Adhere to all NMC guidelines and implement them within the home, to maintain and improve professional knowledge in line of revalidation.
  • Be responsible for the assessment of service user’s needs, development, implementation and evaluation of care plans as a named nurse.
  • Take lead of a shift prioritising yours and others work loads, monitoring the progress of support workers through supervisions.
  • Work in a dignified person centred manner respecting service user’s rights.

About us

EMH care & support focus on putting people first. We provide excellent housing and support services for those with a learning difficulty, a disability, mental ill health, or for other vulnerable people such as older people, victims of domestic violence and homeless people.

Our work allows service users to live an enjoyable, independent life by advocating on their behalf, and by providing activities, support, and housing that match their needs.

EMH care & support are part of EMH group which includes EMH homes, Midlands Rural Housing and EMH sharpes gardening services. Our vision is to be the best social housing and care business in the country, leading the market as service provider and employer.

The ideal candidate

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of: CQC requirements, policies and procedures, contemporary research and evidence based practice, safeguarding both adults & children and Infection prevention & control compliance.

The Staff Nurse’s will have:

  • Have the ability to manage their workload, implement change and promote team working and manage potential conflict.
  • Have an awareness of Equal Opportunities when supporting people with learning disabilities and have an understanding of the Mental Capacity Act
  • Hold a current registration under the NMC
  • Have experience as an registered nurse

Our Values

Our Values are important to us and we’re looking for people who can help live our Values of Integrity, Diversity, Openness, Accountability, Clarity and Excellence.

What emh can offer you:

  • £18.23 per hour
  • Full induction and training provided
  • Funded enhanced DBS check
  • Flexible working and sick pay
  • Career development and further
    training opportunities
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and benefits portal

Qualifications

  • Fully funded NMC registration fee which is £120 annually

“We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application"

We ask all candidates to evidence their right to work status during the recruitment process. Please click here for a list of Sponsor Licence holders in the UK and information on the types of roles that are eligible for sponsorship.


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