Care Assistant / Support Worker

Proxycare; England; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants. Responsibilities include providing resident care and maintaining care packages in a team. Must have strong communication skills, be able to work without supervision, and hold relevant training certifications. This role offers flexible hours and competitive pay rates.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Flexible working hours

Free mandatory and service-specific training

Ongoing professional maintenance (appraisals & clinical supervision)

Qualifications

• Recent experience of caring for patients.
• Minimum of 6 months experience in the care sector within the UK.
• Vaccination.

Responsibilities

• Deliver resident care.
• Maintain care packages.
• Work within a team under supervision.
• Ensure high standards of care.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to work without direct supervision

Team player

Initiative and planning skills

Motivated to learn

Mature attitude

Responsible attitude

Education

Statutory and mandatory training: Manual Handling, First Aid, Basic Life Support, Health & Safety, Food Hygiene/Infection Control

Job description

Salary

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

Working Hours

Flexible.

Start Date

Immediate start – subject to successful application.

Overview

We are looking for experienced, confident and reliable Healthcare Assistants. You 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, implementing and assisting in the day‑to‑day running of all prescribed resident care packages and meeting all their basic care needs under the supervision of qualified nursing staff.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for: delivering resident care, maintaining care packages, working within a team, and ensuring high standards under supervision.

Essential Skills and Abilities

• Use own initiative, plan own work and prioritise a patient’s care needs
• Work without direct supervision
• Work within a team
• Good communication skills
• Motivated to learn
• Maintain a mature attitude
• Possess a responsible attitude

Knowledge

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

Essential Training / Education

• 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 an online DBS check
• Provide two professional references
• Complete the free online training if they do not have valid training certificates

Preferably Applicant must have…

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

Desirable

• 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.