Health Care Support Worker/Carer

Job summary

Are you looking to turn your life experience and caring nature into a great new career in health or social care? Come and talk to some amazing teams about the opportunities we have available for you as part of the different services we provide to our service users and wider communities.

Join our new to care recruitment and help care for the people in your community by working as a Health Care Assistant or Carer. The role is varied and rewarding, and you could be providing support to people who need help with their physical health, mental health or learning disability in environments that include hospitals, residential care homes, people's homes or GP surgeries.

Come along to one of our upcoming events and meet our teams within Health and Social Care, Voluntary, GP Surgeries, Hospices, Temporary Staffing, Apprentices, NHS Trusts and many other sectors. If you wish to have an interview on the day please apply and identify your preferred event location within your supporting statement.

Tuesday 28 March 2023, 10.00am to 5.00pm

Venue: Blunsdon Hall Hotel, The Ridge, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN26 7AS, public transport & limited onsite parking available

Wednesday 29 March 2023, 10.00am to 3.30pm

Venue: Bath Cricket Club, North Parade Bridge Road, Bath, BA2 4EX, public transport & limited onsite parking available

Thursday 30 March 2023, 10.00am to 5.00pm

Venue: Mercure White Hart Hotel, 1 St John Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2SD public transport & limited onsite parking available

Main duties of the job

• To promote a positive patient experience throughout their use of our services.
• To maintain professional behaviours at all times.
• To demonstrate empathy, dignity, respect and compassion at all times.
• To work as part of a team.
• To assist patients with all aspects of activities in daily living, which could include providing assistance with: hygiene needs e.g. washing/showering/mouth.
• Feeding and drinking including the maintenance of fluid balance and dietary charts
• Mobility using mobility aids/hoists where appropriate
• Repositioning and monitoring of pressure areas

About us

We serve a combined population of 940,000 and cover a large and varied geographic area (1,511 square miles) that includes the densely populated and growing town of Swindon to the north, the historic city of Bath,Salisbury plains to the south and the rolling Mendip Hills to the west.Over such a large area, the opportunities are endless.You could join a GP Surgery as a receptionist or become a nurse, you could become a domiciliary carer or a Health Care Assistant (HCA), a podiatrist oroccupational therapist, a health and wellbeing supportperson or work in a residential home.