Healthcare Assistant

Evolve Staffing Ltd; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

Agency work flexibility

Ongoing training

Career progression

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Evolve Staffing Ltd. is actively recruiting Healthcare Assistants to join our Plymouth health and social care team. You will provide essential person-centred care to residents in care homes, including the elderly and those with dementia, supporting daily living tasks and wellbeing.

The role offers flexible shifts—day and night, weekends, full-time or part-time agency placements—with ongoing training and clear career progression through our dedicated consultant support.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a Healthcare Assistant or related role in UK health and social care.
• Care Certificate, NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent training.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Full legal eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Delivering person-centred care to residents.
• Assisting with personal hygiene, washing, and dressing.
• Support mobility and nutritional needs.
• Monitor vital signs and document fluid balance.
• Report observations to senior staff and maintain records.
• Follow infection control and safeguarding policies.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Caregiving

UK healthcare setting

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Care Certificate

Job description

Evolve Staffing Ltd. is actively recruiting dedicated, compassionate, and experienced Healthcare Assistants to join our rapidly expanding health and social care staffing in Plymouth.

As a core provider of healthcare recruitment solutions, Evolve Staffing Ltd. connects skilled care workers, auxiliary nurses, and personal care assistants with leading residential care homes, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult social care providers, and NHS trust establishments. In this vital healthcare support role, you will deliver essential person-centred care, assisting elderly residents, individuals with dementia, service users with physical disabilities, and vulnerable adults requiring daily living support.

This position is ideal for healthcare workers seeking flexible shift patterns, including day shifts, night shifts, weekend care work, and full-time or part-time agency placements, supported by comprehensive professional development and continuous training opportunities.

Primary Duties:

• Delivering person-centred care
• assisting with personal hygiene
• washing
• dressing
• mobility
• and nutritional support
• monitoring patient vital signs
• recording fluid balance and dietary intake
• supporting dementia care routines
• reporting clinical observations to senior nursing staff
• maintaining accurate patient documentation
• implementing infection control standards
• and upholding adult safeguarding policies across care home environments.

Candidate Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience as a Healthcare Assistant, Care Worker, Support Worker, or Care Assistant within a UK health and social care setting
• Holding a Care Certificate, NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent clinical training
• Accompanied by an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Full legal eligibility to work in the UK.

Benefits and Perks:

• Flexible shift arrangements
• agency work flexibility
• continuous professional training
• career progression opportunities
• dedicated agency consultant support
• seamless placement coordination from Evolve Staffing Ltd.

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