Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant

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Related Job Titles

• Assistant Nurse
• Care Assistant
• Dental Assistant
• Nursing Assistant

Healthcare Assistant duties and responsibilities

Healthcare Assistants must be well versed in a number of care and medical techniques. They must be informed about the most recent care techniques available and always be looking for ways to improve their skills and knowledge. Some common duties and responsibilities include:

• Assisting with daily living activities such as eating, showering and using the toilet
• Utilising equipment to move patients when necessary
• Helping tidy the patient’s home or room
• Taking the patient’s vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature
• Talking to patients and reassuring them
• Attending meetings with other healthcare professionals
• Assisting nurses and other staff when needed
• Adhering to professional standards
• Delivering reports to Case Managers and reviewing any important changes in the patient’s condition

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Healthcare Assistant Job Description

Job description

We specialise in recruiting for agency healthcare jobs. We have some fantastic opportunities available for HCA’s to start immediately.

Required Skills and Experience;Health Care Assistant
Must have a minimum of 6 months care work
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Our Healthcare Assistants are valued members of staff for us and in return for their dedication and commitment, we offer the following benefits: –

High Pay Rates
Flexible work around your availability
Weekly pay
Access to Block bookings
Priority of shifts over an agency worker, accommodating your availability
A dedicated recruitment team to ensure you can work as quickly as possible
A dedicated compliance team that ensures you remain compliant to work
Free annual Mandatory Training
A bookings team to ensure you work when and wherever you want to

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Temporary contract

Salary: £13.00-£18.00 per hour

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• Benefits:
• Flexible schedule
• Flexitime
• On-site parking
  Schedule:
• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to shift

What does a Healthcare Assistant do?

A Healthcare Assistant’s main concerns and responsibilities revolve around the well-being of the patients assigned to them. This can include helping patients with everyday activities like using the bathroom or taking medication along with checking their vital signs and documenting their progress. They monitor a patient’s progress and report their findings to the nursing staff and the patient’s family.

Healthcare Assistant skills and qualifications

Healthcare Assistants must be able to show empathy and understanding to the many patients they care for. A successful Healthcare Assistant will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications that include: 

• Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• Ability to handle multiple tasks safely and efficiently
• Clear verbal communication skills to explain sensitive information
• Excellent customer service skills
• The ability to work well with their hands
• Capability to accept criticism
• The ability to work well with others

Healthcare Assistant experience requirements

All applicants must have the ability to provide care and comfort to their patients. Applicants should be able to demonstrate this through their previous job or voluntary experiences in a healthcare setting, or in a personal care role. Applicants who attended college will have hands-on experience through work placement programmes. If this is an entry-level position where no experience is required, make sure applicants understand the responsibilities and safety involved with providing personal assistance to patients.

Healthcare Assistant education and training requirements

Organisations prefer job seekers to have completed either a Level 2 Certificate in Work Preparation for Health and Social Care, Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care or Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care. Some applicants will have also completed an intermediate apprenticeship as a Healthcare Support Worker. Exceptional applicants are members of the Royal College of Nursing where they were able to receive additional training and professional development courses.

Healthcare Assistant salary expectations

The average salary for a Healthcare Assistant is £12.50 per hour in the UK. Salary may be dependent on experience, location and company.