Healthcare Assistant

Evolve Staffing Ltd; Chipping Campden; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Shift Flexibility

Wide Local Choice

Fast Registration

Weekly Payroll

Free Training Updates

Job summary

Evolve Staffing Ltd is seeking compassionate Band 2 Healthcare Assistants to join care teams in Chipping Campden and surrounding areas. The role supports elderly residents in care homes and dementia facilities with daily living activities, mobility, meals, and personal care.

The position offers flexible shifts near your home, weekly payroll, and fast registration. Training updates are provided to ensure ongoing professional development and compliance with safeguarding and health standards.

Qualifications

• Care Home experience required, minimum 6 months.
• Care Certificate or NVQ/QCF Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care preferred.
• DBS check and Right to Work in the UK; immunizations and references required.

Responsibilities

• Delivering high-quality assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and personal hygiene.
• Assisting residents with mobility and safe transfers using equipment per care plans.
• Supporting residents at meals, monitoring dietary needs, and recording food and fluid intake.
• Performing bedtime routines, night checks, and continence management.
• Providing compassionate care to residents with dementia and other cognitive needs.
• Engaging residents in social activities and cognitive stimulation to combat loneliness.
• Observing changes and reporting concerns to Senior Carer or Nurse on duty.
• Maintaining tidy, hygienic rooms and safe communal areas, following infection control and PPE rules.

Skills

Care Home Experience

Manual Handling

Hoisting

Dementia Care

Personal Care

Safeguarding Adults

Education

NVQ / QCF Health & Social Care Level 2 or 3

Job description

Evolve Staffing Ltd. is currently seeking compassionate, hardworking, and experienced Band 2 Healthcare Assistants (HCA) to join dedicated care teams across leading Care Homes, Nursing Homes, Residential Homes, and Dementia Care Facilities in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire and surrounding areas.

This position offers flexible working options and competitive pay rates for care workers who are passionate about delivering exceptional person-centred care to elderly residents, individuals living with dementia, and clients requiring physical or palliative support. As a Care Assistant representing Evolve Staffing Ltd, you will play a vital role in promoting independence, maintaining resident dignity, providing hands-on personal care, and creating a warm, safe, and nurturing environment within care home settings across Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire.

Key Responsibilities & Care Home Duties

• Delivering respectful, high-quality assistance with all activities of daily living (ADLs), including bathing, showering, washing, dressing, grooming, and personal hygiene.
• Assisting residents with mobility and transfer routines safely using equipment such as standing turners, slide sheets, bath hoists, and mobile floor hoists in compliance with individual care plans.
• Supporting residents at meal times, including assisting individuals who require specialized feeding support, monitoring dietary requirements (soft/pureed diets, thickened fluids), and maintaining accurate food and fluid logs.
• Assisting with bedtime routines, night checks, pressure relief turn charts, and prompt incontinence management.
• Providing compassionate, patient care to residents living with Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, and cognitive impairments, using validation and de-escalation techniques.
• Engaging residents in meaningful social activities, therapeutic conversation, orientation assistance, and cognitive stimulation to promote mental well-being and combat loneliness.
• Observing physical and behavioural changes in residents, reporting concerns promptly to the Senior Carer or Registered Nurse on duty.
• Ensuring resident bedrooms and communal lounge areas remain tidy, hygienic, comfortable, and safe at all times.
• Adhering strictly to infection control practices, hand hygiene protocols, safe disposal of clinical waste, and correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Updating resident care records, daily logs, fluid charts, position turn charts, and participating in shift handovers with oncoming staff.
• Maintaining resident safety, adhering to adult safeguarding policies, and identifying risk factors to prevent falls or accidents.

Candidate Requirements & Qualifications

• Care Home Experience: Minimum of 6 months recent experience working as a Care Assistant, Carer, or HCA within a UK Care Home, Nursing Home, Residential Facility, or Home Care setting.
• Qualifications: Care Certificate, NVQ / QCF Level 2 or Level 3 in Health and Social Care is strongly preferred.
• Core Skills: Demonstrable practical skills in manual handling, hoisting, dementia care principles, personal care, and safeguarding adults.
• Compliance Standards:
  • Valid Right to Work in the United Kingdom.
  • Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check registered on the Update Service (or willing to apply for a new check).
  • Valid practical moving and handling certification and basic emergency first aid/life support training.
  • Occupational health clearance and proof of required immunizations.
  • Two satisfactory professional references from recent care employers covering the last 3 years.

Why Choose Evolve Staffing Ltd?

• Total Shift Flexibility: Complete control over your work schedule—choose long days, night shifts, early shifts, or weekend shifts near your home.
• Wide Local Choice: Access consistent shift bookings across top-rated nursing homes, residential care units, and dementia facilities in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire.
• Fast Registration: Dedicated recruitment support to guide you quickly through onboarding and compliance checks.
• Weekly Payroll: Reliable weekly payments sent directly via PAYE or approved Umbrella companies.
• Free Training Updates: Free access to mandatory training modules, moving & handling updates, and continuous development support.

If you are a dedicated Care Assistant or HCA seeking flexible, rewarding agency work in care homes and nursing facilities across Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, submit your CV today highlighting your care home experience. A recruiter from Evolve Staffing Ltd will contact you shortly to complete your registration.

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