Health Care Assistant

1 week ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom M A CONSULTANTS Full time

Healthcare assistants’ working hours are, on average, 37.5 hours a week. This role often have shift work, meaning you may have to work night shifts, early morning shifts, evenings and weekends.

Your role might include:

- supporting people with social and physical activities
- booking and going with people to appointments
- helping with personal care such as support with showering and dressing
- supporting people with eating and drinking
- monitoring individuals’ conditions by taking their temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and possibly helping with medication.
- monitoring patients and performing basic health checks
- making patients feel comfortable.
- serving meals and helping to feed patients.
- Work closely with other healthcare professionals such as nurses, physicians, and therapists in order to provide patients with exceptional care
- Dispose of waste and hazardous materials

Healthcare Support Workers Skills and Qualifications
- Superior communication skills
- Excellent bedside manners and etiquette
- Ability to analyze basic medical information and data
- Ability to successfully work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Willingness to maintain a professional demeanor at all times
- Prior experience in a hospital or clinical environment
- Knowledge of basic phlebotomy procedures
- Ability to work with other employees in order to achieve various goals
- Understanding of medical confidentiality laws and practices

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract
Contract length: 6 months
Part-time hours: 42 per week

**Salary**: £9.00-£9.75 per hour

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Blackburn, BB1 7BD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)



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