Healthcare Assistant Support Worker

Medical Update Online; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24/7 telephone support

Flexible hours

Employment options: employee/self‑emlo

Job summary

Nani Recruitment is seeking Health Care Assistants and Support Workers in Ipswich to join a team delivering compassionate care in a community setting.

Flexible shifts include long day or night 12-hour slots, with options for temporary or part-time work to suit your schedule. Applicants must have right to work in the UK and up-to-date training certificates or be willing to update them.

Qualifications

• Empathetic and sympathetic nature required.
• Enthusiastic and eager to acquire new skills.
• A good listener with forbearance.
• Adaptability due to rotational work.
• Recent healthcare experience as Caregiver/Senior caregiver/Healthcare assistant.
• Proficient in written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Aiding residents with tasks related to personal care (bathing, hygiene, dressing, eating).
• Engaging residents in recreational and social activities for stimulation.
• Monitoring residents’ physical and emotional well-being and social needs.
• Contributing to resident care plans and awareness of specialised requirements.
• Supporting mobility and providing assistance as needed.

Skills

Empathy

Adaptability

Communication skills

Active listening

Job description

Health Care Assistants are required urgently.

Nani Recruitment is currently seeking Health Care Assistants and Support Workers in Ipswitch. As one of the leading recruitment agencies in the United Kingdom, we are offering positions in Ipswitch, Suffolk.

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.