Health care assistant

Health Care Assistant

CCS Leicester Ltd is a franchise of the UK leading healthcare staffing provider with over 20 years' experience supplying professionals including: domiciliary carers, home carers, occupational and physical therapists, qualified nurses and doctors of all grades and specialties. We currently provide a nationwide service, staffing and domiciliary care 24 hours, 7 days a week and a 24HR on-call emergency helpline.

We are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our team in Leicester.

What you'll do

You'll be helping people in their own homes or in day centres, residential or nursing homes; care homes or hospitals.

Your day-to-day duties may include:

• getting to know clients and their interests and needs
• helping with personal care like washing, using the toilet and dressing
• food preparation, feeding and giving out medication
• carrying out general tasks like housework, washing up, bath, cleaning, laundry and shopping
• helping clients manage their budget, pay bills and write letters
• supporting families to get used to new caring responsibilities
• giving emotional and practical support to children and young people
• working with other health and social care professionals to provide individual care and development plans
• helping to organise leisure activities
• going with clients to and from a residential home

You'll need:

• the ability to relate to people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• skills in communicating with tact and sensitivity
• the ability to remain calm under pressure

In a full-time job, you'll usually work 35 to 40 hours a week. You may work part-time 10-20 hours per week. You could be asked to work shifts, including weekends or evenings. Depending on your role you may be expected to stay overnight on a rota basis or live in.

• nvq health and social care
• health and social care experience
• A level