About us
Collens Healthcare is a recruitment agency specialising in supplying nurses and other healthcare professionals to hospitals, private clients and nursing homes throughout the UK.
We strive to make our workplace engaging, enjoyable and fulfilling both professionally and socially by aligning our company’s objectives with the best interests of our employees and clients.
Core Values:
* Compassion: Striving to be compassionate and understanding of the challenges faced by those in their care.
* Dependability: Being a reliable and trustworthy agency.
* Continuity of Care: Building good working relationships between carers and those they are caring for.
* High-quality care: Providing carers that are properly trained and experienced to offer a high level of support.
The positions we are recruiting for are based in South West of England. We are looking for skilled, caring and confident Health Care Assistants to join a team providing care for elderly patients with a variety of illnesses, including dementia and Alzheimer's. Support workers will work with people with learning disabilities and autistic individuals to promote independence and wellbeing, sometimes providing direct physical help when called for. The right candidate will interact directly with patients, monitoring their vital signs, providing comfort and transportation, and assisting with daily living needs.
Responsibilities:
* Assisting with daily living activities such as eating, showering, and using the toilet.
* Utilising equipment to move patients when necessary.
* Helping tidy the patient’s home or room.
* Providing personal care for residents on the floor and/or a 1-2-1 basis.
* Taking the patient’s vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature.
* Talking to patients and reassuring them.
* Attending meetings with other healthcare professionals.
* Assisting nurses and other staff when needed.
* Adhering to professional standards.
* Delivering reports to Case Managers and reviewing any important changes in the patient’s condition.
Please note: Unfortunately, we do not offer any sponsorship for this role.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm, Zero hours contract
Pay: £11.50-£12.00 per hour
Benefits:
* Flexitime
* Referral programme
Schedule:
* 10 hour shift
* 12 hour shift
* 8 hour shift
* Day shift
* Holidays
* Monday to Friday
* Night shift
* Weekend availability
* Weekends only
Experience:
* Care: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:
* 100% (required)
Work Location: On the road
Application deadline: 11/01/2025
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