Job Reference: FCN - 191
Job Duration:
Start date: ASAP
Description:
Are you looking for a new career pathway?
Want to make a positiveimpact every single day
If you don't like the thought of being stuck behind a desk or in a factory setting working on repetitive tasks, then becoming a Healthcare Assistant / Support worker could be a good career choice for you, as it's an incredibly varied and flexible role. Plus, there are great opportunities for career progression.
You don't just get experience in care and support, there are a huge number of key skills that you may not necessarily associate with the role: communication skills, relationship management, report writing, working as part of a team, with access to a huge amount of job-related training.
You don't always need previous experience or qualifications as there are loads of opportunities to train on the job and learn new skills. Filled with challenges and offering the chance to work with customers from all walks of life, there'll never be a dull day.We are currently sourcing applicants to support our ever growing First City Nursing team in Swindon and surrounding areas welcoming applications from those who have experience or new career seekers looking to move into the healthcare sector, with induction training every 2 weeks we aim to provide a seamless recruitment process from interview to your first shadow shift (with allapplications and offers of employment based on satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS certificate with full completion of mandatory training)
Skills and personal characteristics needed
To be a healthcare assistant, you'll need to be
* Caring and kind
* Honest
* Compassionate
* Reliable
* Trustworthy
* Cheerful and friendly
* Willing to be hands-on with customers
* Willing to do personal care tasks (washing, toileting, etc)
* Able to follow instructions
* Able to work in a team but use their own initiative
You'll also need
* communication skills, including listening
* organisation skills
*observational skills
Working in various settings such as the following:
Community Care
Children's services
Supported living
Learning Disabilities
Hospital discharges
Crisis Care
We also pride ourselves in offering contracted hourssubject to T&C's with a number of contracts available working over various shift patterns over a 7 day week with weekend commitment.
Please note that for some positions a Drivers licence with access to a vehicle is essential.
Find out if a job inhealthcare is for you, with expert advice from our recruitment team to go through what types of jobs are available and how youcan progress your career.
ALL JOBS WITH FIRST CITY NURSING AND CARE ARE SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY REFERENCES, ENHANCED DBS CHECK AND FULL COMPLETION OF MANDATORY TRAINING.
Industry: Social Care
Salary: £8.91 - £15.54 per hour + pay rate dependant on role and experience
Salary Benefits: pay rate dependant on role and experience
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Job Skills: healthcare, carer, domiciliary, homecare, homecarer, healthcare assistant, swindon, community care, full time, part time, evenings, weekends
Contact Name: Laura Hammersley
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