Healthcare Assistant

Salary :£9.50-£15.00 depending on the shifts and experience.

Working Hours: Flexible

We are looking for experienced, confident and reliable Healthcare Assistants. You will need good communication skills and the ability to work in a variety of healthcare settings providing advanced notice and short notice cover.

You will work as a member of a team in maintaining and delivering a high standard of resident care. You will implement and effectively assist in the day-to-day running of all prescribed resident care packages and assist in the meeting of all their basiccare needs. You will be expected to work to a high level under the supervision of qualified nursing staff.

Essential skills required for Healthcare Assistants

**Skills/abilities:

• **Ability to uses own initiative, plan own work and prioritise a patient’s care needs, Ability to work without direct supervision, Ability to work within a team, Good communication skills, Motivated to learn, Maintainsa mature attitude, Possesses a responsible attitude.

**Knowledge:

• ** Knowledge of care giving, Has an empathy and understanding of issues encountered by patients with care needs.

**Essential Training/ education:

• ** Evidence of relevant statutory and mandatory training; Manual Handling, First Aid, Basic Life support, Health & Safety, Food Hygiene/Infection Control, Nutrition and Hydration

**Experience:

• **Recent experience of caring for patients.

**Other requirements:

• ** Ability to travel to varying work locations during unsocial hours.

Benefits :

• Competitive rates of pay
• Flexible working hours
• Free mandatory and service-specific training
• Ongoing professional maintenance (appraisals & clinical supervision)

Applicants will :

• Undergo a full enhanced DBS check or evidence of online DBS check
• Require two professional references
• Need to complete the free online training if they do not have valid training certificates.

Preferably Applicant must have :

• Minimum of 6 months experience into care sector within the UK
• Vaccination

Desirable :

• UK Driving License
• Flexible working hours

If you have the skills, attitude and experience to be successful in this role, we want to hear from you today.