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Job description

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

Salary: £10.00-£13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Reading: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location