Healthcare Assistant/Support Worker

GK Healthcare; Swindon; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking agency as a Healthcare Assistant, where you will provide essential support and care to clients in Residential and Nursing Homes. This role offers flexible working hours, allowing you to balance your lifestyle while making a meaningful impact in the lives of others. With a new training scheme, even those with no prior experience can kickstart their career in healthcare. Enjoy competitive pay, dedicated consultant support, and a quick application process. If you're passionate about helping others and seeking a rewarding opportunity, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Dedicated consultant support

Shift booking app

Refer a friend scheme

Quick application process

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively and understand instructions.
• No prior experience required; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal tasks and daily activities.
• Notify healthcare professionals of concerning health metrics.

Skills

Effective communication

Personal care assistance

Medication assistance

Daily activity support

Education

Right to work in the UK

Job description

HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS

Please note, this is a 0-hour contract. Regular hours are available and flexible to suit your lifestyle.

ASAP STARTS AVAILABLE

We are actively recruiting in your area to find Healthcare Assistants to join our ever-growing team to work in Residential and Nursing Homes.

You will play a pivotal role in providing excellent support and care for clients, including personal care, assisting with medications, daily activities, and encouraging residents to lead a more fulfilled life.

Our shift patterns include early, late, long days, and night shifts. Our consultants will be happy to advise you on how this works if your application is successful.

Our new training scheme allows candidates with no previous experience to access the healthcare sector and become high-standard Healthcare Assistants. It’s a perfect way to start your career progression within the field, with an agency offering excellent rates and flexible working patterns—two highly sought-after aspects.

Daily tasks of Healthcare Assistants could include:

• Helping service users undertake personal tasks.
• Serving food and assisting with eating if needed.
• Changing sheets and making beds.
• Using equipment to lift and move service users.
• Notifying healthcare professionals of abnormal or concerning temperatures, pulse rates, or respiration rates.

Qualifications Required for Healthcare Assistants:

• You must have the right to work within the UK.
• You must be able to communicate effectively, understand, and be understood.

Benefits of being a Healthcare Assistant:

• Flexible hours—full or part-time, days, evenings, weekends.
• Regular shifts available.
• Excellent weekly pay—competitive hourly rates.
• Dedicated consultant support.
• Shift booking app.
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Quick application process.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: £12.00-£15.00 per hour