You'll work under the guidance of a healthcare professional such as a nurse and your job will vary depending on where you're based. For example, in a hospital you may:
- wash and dress patients
- serve meals and help to feed patients
- help people to move around
- make beds
- make patients feel comfortable
- monitor patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight
Skills and personal characteristics needed
To be a healthcare assistant, you'll need to be
- caring and kind
- cheerful and friendly
- willing to be hands-on with patients
- willing to do personal care tasks (washing, toileting, etc)
- able to follow instructions and procedures
- able to work in a team but use their own initiative
You'll also need
- communication skills, including listening
- organisation skills
- observational skills
Training and development
Your training as a healthcare assistant will include basic nursing skills and a Care Certificate, and the NCFE CACHE level 2 Certificate in Healthcare Support Services
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 40 per week
Salary: £12.00-£14.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Southampton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
