Healthcare Support Worker

Are you passionate about working with young people and vulnerable adults in a care setting? Do you have a considerate understand and passion for caring for people and are looking to gain paid experience within this sector.

At Team Healthcare we are working closely with care homes and nursing homes, who are looking for Healthcare Support Workers for full time, part time and flexible working shifts / hours.

The work we have available can be flexible depending on your needs and requirements but have shifts ranging from 6-12 hours 7 days a week. We can offer competitive pay rates, tailing work to your needs being able to offer weekday and weekend work including days, nights and sleep-ins. We also offer increased pay when working over bank holidays.

Duties of Healthcare Support Worker:

• Supporting young people and vulnerable adults within care.
• Assisting service users with personal care, safe lifting and moving, administering medication (if qualified), meal preparation and providing companionship
• To ensure individuals maintain independence and dignity, while providing physical and emotional support

Experience required of a Healthcare Support Worker

• Relevant qualifications to the role
• At least 12 months experience within a care home or nursing home setting in the UK
• Good communication, organisation and interpersonal skills
• A passion for supporting young people and vulnerable adults

The Role:

• Position: Healthcare Support Worker
• Duration: Full Time, Part Time, Flexible
• Pay Rate: £12.50 - £15.50 per hour
• Start date: As soon as possible

The successful applicant will be required to have:

• A valid DBS certificate, or be willing to put an application through
• A right to work in the UK
• 2 years’ worth of contactable references
• Appropriate training or the ability to complete necessary training
• 12 months experience within care

If you are interested in the above position and would like to hear more, please submit your CV and one of our team will be in touch!

Why Work with Team Healthcare?

We are a committed agency who are devoted to the best interests of both our partnering clients and candidates. What sets us apart is the expertise of our in-house professionals, who collectively have over three decades of experience across diverse care settings. We stand ready to assist our candidates in refining their practices. If you want to join an agency providing top-tier service, we encourage you to reach out.

Have a friend who may be interested in joining us? We offer £50 for every Support Worker referral (terms and conditions apply)

In addition to the above, Team Healthcare also offer FREE online training in the following fields, for all staff that enrol with us:

Safeguarding Adults (Level 3), Safeguarding Children (Level 3), Basic Life Support (BLS), Moving and Handling of People Awareness, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Health and Safety, Mental Health Capacity Act 2005 (MCA), Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), Fire Safety, Medication Management, Food and Safety (Level 3), Risk Assessment & Care Planning many more

Come and join our fast-growing team, so we can continue to be an outstanding team of Healthcare practitioners! #TeamHealthcare

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: £12.50-£15.50 per hour

Expected hours: 6 - 48 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme

Physical Setting:

• Care home
• Nursing home
• Residential home

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Work days:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
• Weekends only

Language:

• English (preferred)

Work Location: In person