Health Care Assistant / Support Worker

Nani Recruitment; Burnham-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

24/7 telephone assistance

Employment options: employee / self‑em

Job summary

Nani Recruitment is urgently seeking Health Care Assistants and Support Workers for Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Flexible long day or 12-hour night shifts are available, with temporary or part-time options to suit your schedule.

Responsibilities include assisting residents with personal care, supporting wellbeing, and helping develop individual care plans. Suitable candidates will have DBS checks and right-to-work in the UK, with training provided if needed.

Qualifications

• Empathetic, considerate and sympathetic nature.
• Proficient in written and verbal communication.
• Able to adapt to rotational shifts and varying duties.
• Evidence of the right to work in the UK is required.
• Enhanced DBS certificate or DBS application can be arranged if needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal care tasks (bathing, hygiene, dressing, eating).
• Engage residents in individual and group recreational activities.
• Support residents' physical and emotional wellbeing and social needs.
• Contribute to creation of resident care plans and understand any specialist requirements.
• Assist with mobility and daily activities as needed.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Adaptability

Right to work in UK

DBS checked

Job description

Health Care Assistants are required urgently.

Nani Recruitment is currently seeking Health Care Assistants and Support Workers in Burnham-on-Sea. As one of the leading recruitment agencies in the United Kingdom, we are offering positions in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.

We offer flexible shifts, including long day or night shifts lasting 12 hours. Our goal is to meet your scheduling needs, and we can provide temporary or part-time employment options.

Duties as Health Care Assistants:

• Aiding residents with tasks related to personal care, such as bathing, maintaining personal hygiene, getting dressed, and eating
• Engaging in recreational and social activities or events with residents, both individually and as a group, to provide physical and mental stimulation
• Taking charge of the resident's physical and emotional well-being and addressing their social needs
• Contributing to the creation of resident Care plans and being fully informed about any specialised support requirements
• Supporting residents with their mobility and assisting as needed.

Requirements for Health Care Assistants:

• An empathetic, considerate and sympathetic nature
• Enthusiastic and eager to acquire new skills
• A good listener with forbearance
• Adaptability, due to rotational work
• Recent pertinent experience in the healthcare sector as a Caregiver/Senior caregiver/Healthcare assistant
• Proficient in communication, both written and verbal
• Candidates MUST possess evidence of the right to work in the UK
• All the obligatory training certificates are up to date (if not available, training will be provided)
• Must have an Enhanced DBS (if not available, a DBS application can be made on your behalf)
• Moving & Handling Practical Certificate

What are the benefits of joining Nani Recruitment?

• 24/7 telephone assistance is available
• Opportunity to work as an employee, self-employed, or with a limited company
• Flexible working hours (short shifts/long shifts/night shifts/weekend shifts) and the ability to select preferred working days