Health Care Assistant

Are you a carer looking for work within the Healthcare Sector?

Role

You will work under the guidance of a healthcare professional such as a nurse and your job will vary depending on where you are based. For example, in a hospital you may:

  • wash and dress patients
  • serve meals and help to feed patients.
  • help people to move around.
  • make beds.
  • make patients feel comfortable.
  • monitor patients’ conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations, and weight.
In a health centres and GP surgery, you may
  • sterilise equipment.
  • do health checks.
  • restock consulting rooms.
  • process lab samples
  • take blood samples.
  • do health promotion or health education work.

As well as nurses, HCAs work with doctors, midwives and other healthcare professionals. They have a lot of contact with patients.

In line with Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair, and balanced way. Cotswold Healthcare colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or any other perceived difference.

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Job Category: Healthcare
Job Type: Full Time Part Time

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