Healthcare assistant

Safehands Recruitment are seeking experienced Healthcare assistants to join our friendly Hereford branch team working full or part time hours, covering a range of days, nights and weekends in the following Herefordshire areas: Hereford, Ross on Wye, Kington, Ledbury, Bromyard, Leominster.

We are seeking experienced HCAs to work in a range of nursing, care and residential homes, supported living, learning disability and Huntington’s disease providing the highest level of care for our clients.

It is essential that you are confident in your ability to work in a calm, reassuring manner, putting the service users at the centre of all you do. This could include a range of tasks and activities such as personal care, domestic tasks and general activities that allow that individual to live their life in the way they choose.

Requirements:

• Right to live and work in the UK
• Willing to complete induction training and on-going training.
• Access to own transport preferable due to location
• Great communication and written skills
• All positions and posts are subject to a DBS check and references

Responsibilities:

• You will need to assist with personal care and light household duties
• Provide practical and social support
• To promote levels of independence when necessary
• Assisting with meal preparation
• To be enthusiastic, reliable and promote continuity

Benefits:

• Free ongoing training
• Free DBS*
• Excellent salary of up to £8.00-£9.70 paid weekly
• Holiday Pay
• Weekly pay
• Flexible hours
• Temporary to permanent opportunities
• Recommend a Friend scheme paying up to £100 per successful referral
• Local consultant and branch support team

About us:

Healthcare have an excellent understanding of the health and social care industry and support our workers in their chosen careers. We provide ongoing training, guidance and support. We believe in supporting our staff throughout their career so that they are happy and striving within their working environment.

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