Care Assistant​/Support Worker

Salary

£ 13.00-£18.00 depending on the shifts and experience.

Flexible

Immediate Start - Subject to successful application

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 basic care needs. You will be expected to work to a high level under the supervision of qualified nursing staff.

• Ability to use 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
• Maintains a mature attitude
• Possesses a responsible attitude

• Knowledge of caregiving
• Has empathy and understanding of issues encountered by patients with care needs

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

• Recent experience of caring for patients

• Ability to travel to varying work locations during unsocial hours

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

• 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

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

• UK Driving Licence
• Flexible working hours

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