Care Assistant Support Worker

As a Healthcare Assistant, you'll work under the guidance of a Registered Nurse or a senior healthcare professional on one of our busy adult wards or outpatient areas.Previous healthcare experience is desirable but NOT essential. If you are looking to start your journey within healthcare, then we would love to hear from you. We offer continuous training and development opportunities to help you reach your potential.

• Be able to work a variety of shifts as part of your work roster - these include mornings (shifts could start from 7am ending around 3pm), short days & long days (shifts are generally 8 - 12 hours long and occur between 7am and 8pm), evenings (till around 8pm) and nights (from around 7pm to 7am the next day)
• Be available to work any day from Monday to Sunday depending on your shift pattern
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Are happy to carry out a variety of tasks (detailed below) - including personal hygiene care to patients of all ages and backgrounds.Your main day-to-day duties will include :
• Washing and dressing patients and aiding in their personal hygiene
• Assisting patients to access and use toilet facilities
• Serving meals and helping to feed patients
• Helping patients to safely move around
• Assisting with bed making, cleaning tasks, errands, or general duties
• Making patients and their families feel comfortable
• Monitoring and reporting patients conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight measurementsPlease read the attached person specification and job description as this will support you in your application, and then apply via the link. If your application is successful, we will contact you to arrange a screening telephone call to discuss next steps