Health Care Assistant & Housekeeping

Gurkha Services Ltd; Aldershot; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Gurkha Services Ltd in Aldershot is seeking compassionate Healthcare Assistants to provide person-centred care and maintain a safe, clean environment within the care home.

You will assist residents with personal care, mobility, meals, and hydration, observe wellbeing, record changes, and work closely with nurses and the team to ensure high standards of infection prevention and patient dignity. Laundry and housekeeping duties are also included.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care in accordance with individual care plans
• Assist residents with personal care, including washing, dressing, grooming, and toileting
• Support residents with mobility using appropriate equipment
• Assist with meals and hydration, including feeding where required
• Observe and report changes in residents’ physical and emotional well-being
• Promote dignity, respect, independence, and choice at all times
• Maintain accurate care records in line with company policies and CQC standards
• Work collaboratively with nurses, senior carers, and the wider team
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across the care home
• Clean resident bedrooms, bathrooms, communal areas, and staff areas
• Follow infection prevention and control procedures at all times
• Manage laundry, including residents’ clothing and bedding
• Ensure cleaning supplies are stocked and safely stored
• Report maintenance or safety concerns promptly

Job description

We are seeking compassionate, dedicated, and hardworking individuals to join our care team in Aldershot as a Healthcare Assistant & Housekeeper. This dual-role position combines delivering high-quality personal care to residents with maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable environment throughout the care home.

About the Role

Provide person-centred care in accordance with individual care plans

Assist residents with personal care, including washing, dressing, grooming, and toileting

Support residents with mobility using appropriate equipment

Assist with meals and hydration, including feeding where required

Observe and report changes in residents’ physical and emotional well-being

Promote dignity, respect, independence, and choice at all times

Maintain accurate care records in line with company policies and CQC standards

Work collaboratively with nurses, senior carers, and the wider team

Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across the care home

Clean resident bedrooms, bathrooms, communal areas, and staff areas

Follow infection prevention and control procedures at all times

Manage laundry, including residents’ clothing and bedding

Ensure cleaning supplies are stocked and safely stored

Report maintenance or safety concerns promptly