Healthcare Assistant HCA

Client: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Role: Healthcare AssistantRates: £12.21-£24 Location:Chippenham Community Hospital Benefits:Access to Care4Carers - our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding careCompetitive pay ratesA dedicated placement officer24/7/365 support - we're here when you need usWorking flexible shifts on various wards throughout Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust , you will provide much-needed care and support to people when they are feeling unwell, vulnerable, and unsure. A significant reliance is placed on the vital care you will provide to ensure a patients care experience is the very best it can be.The very best Healthcare Assistants are individuals who show empathy, patience, consideration, passion, and dedication. You don't need to have any previous experience in care; your personality is so much more important in a role like this.Healthcare Assistant opportunities are diverse and provide a wide range of career opportunities regardless of your experience level, full training and support will be provided at every stage of your career to ensure you have the skills needed for the role.This is an ideal role if you want to progress your career around your family and home commitments. Working and driving your career forwards alongside other responsibilities is no easy task, but with flexible shifts and excellent career prospects, this is a perfect way to achieve your goals. Development and opportunitiesAs a new Healthcare Assistant, you will be supported to complete the Care Certificate, which will maximise your future opportunities in the NHS and the wider care industry. If you are an experienced Healthcare Assistant, you will find that your career development opportunities are vast with the chance to study for qualifications such as the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Healthcare Support Services and the NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support.A business with a futureWith experience and further training, you could work towards becoming a Senior Healthcare Assistant and go on to train as an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate. A successful career is ahead of you; perhaps you have your sights set on a degree-level healthcare role such as a Nurse, or Midwife or Doctor. Whatever your aspirations, this is an excellent platform to jump from.Skills focusAs a HCA, your cheerful and friendly personality will go a long way, as will your kind words of support and encouragement. Providing vital care and support to people when they need it most really draws upon your natural, personal skills such as empathy, patience, consideration, and passion much more than your academic expertise.Patient focusAs a Healthcare Assistant, you will play an essential part in so many people's lives. This is a role where you can see the impact of your work daily, with the sense of achievement and satisfaction that comes with making a real difference.General key skillsAs a Healthcare Assistant, you will have:Empathy and understandingCompassion and a caring natureA warm and friendly personalityA passion for good conversationQuick thinking abilitiesPatience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situationsExcellent attention to detailA systematic approach to tasksExcellent timekeepingThe ability to work well and under pressureA flexible attitudeA desire to improve and develop knowledge and skillsActive listening skillsMain Duties/ResponsibilitiesAs a HCA, your duties could include: washing and dressing patientsserving meals and helping to feed patientshelping people to move around and feel more comfortablemaking beds and helping other healthcare staff where neededmonitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations, and weightsterilising equipment, restocking consulting rooms, trolleys, and stationscarrying out health checks, taking blood samples and processing lab samplesQualifications/Licenses/CertificationsEssentialYou will need to pass an enhanced background check.References that cover the last two years. They can be either employment, professional, academic, or written from the Job Centre/Benefits Office6 months NHS expirience in the last 2 years Culture and inclusionSo, if you believe you have what it takes to be a Healthcare Assistant, we want to hear from you. Apply todayDevelopment and opportunitiesIf you are looking for a role that will fit around your home life and provide opportunities to build a rewarding career in care, apply today and be a part of something amazing.A business with a futureIf you are ready to play an essential part in so many people's lives and deliver outstanding care to service users, we can't wait to hear from you. Apply todaySkills focusIf you have a passion for good conversation and a warm and friendly demeanour, then you're ready for a role in care. Apply today. Patient focusSo, if you can combine empathy and understanding with practical hands-on patient care, we want to hear from you. Apply today.