Healthcare Assistant

SaferHandCare is a reputable provider of compassionate and high-quality care services. Our ethos is to provide a friendly and approachable service to all candidates and clients while always remaining professional and responsive.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals with their daily activities, ensuring comfort and wellbeing. You will work in a team supporting both staff and residents in residential or nursing home settings, as well as some supported living services.

We have a variety of shifts for Healthcare Assistants including long days, earlies, lates and nights available in:

Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Uttoxeter, Leek, Stone, Crewe, Audlem, Rugeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Telford and Shrewsbury.

Your main duties will involve:

• Assisting residents with personal care, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
• Supporting residents with mobility and transfer, using the appropriate equipment where required.
• Providing companionship and emotional support to all residents.
• Assisting with meal preparation and feeding, ensuring dietary needs are met.
• Always promoting independence and dignity.
• Following and updating care plans.

Previous experience working as a Health Care Assistant or Support Worker would be beneficial, however, full training can be provided for those who demonstrate a compassionate, caring nature and desire to provide quality care to improve the lives of others. You should also have:

• Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one)
• Full Right to Work in the United Kingdom is essential
• A full UK Driver’s Licence is desirable
• NVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care is desirable
• Willingness to attend training and induction at our office in Newcastle-under-Lyme

What we offer:

• Competitive pay rates with enhancement for Bank Holidays
• Weekly Payroll
• Comprehensive mandatory training, plus refresher training every twelve months
• Uniform provided
• Additional training such as, medication training, CPI, Children’s Residential Training

Please note, by applying you agree to register with us and for us to hold your details on file. Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact applicants who have been successfully shortlisted.