NHS Opportunity: Health Care Assistant

Health care assistant Current Vacancies

2006-11-27:

Health care assistants, also known as nursing assistants and nursing auxiliaries, help other health care professionals with the day-to-day duties surrounding patient care.
Patients may be elderly, suffering long-term sickness, recovering from surgery, have mental health problems, physical disabilities or learning difficulties.
Their work involves: helping keep patients clean - helping patients to eat and dress - toileting - measuring and recording temperature, pulse and respiration - chatting to patients - supporting patients with mobility problems.
Health care assistants work in hospitals, residential care homes, and the community, assisting patients with tasks they cannot manage on their own.
Some assistants visit and support patients in their own homes.
Health care assistants working with patients who have mental health or learning disabilities, may generate activities to increase their self-confidence.
Health care assistants usually work 37.5 hours a week, including nights, bank holidays and weekends on a shift or rota system.
Health care assistants who work in the community may work alone or with another health care assistant or registered nurse.
Health care assistants work within the NHS and private hospitals, local authority and private residential or nursing homes, in hospices, with private agencies, and in the community. Some health care assistants pursue a career in nursing. (Permalink)

Mayday Health Care Specialist Recruitment Soltions We care 24 hours a day

2008-02-06: The Mayday Healthcare brand features the following aspects: Mayday has working relationships with Secure Environments, PCT's, Dementia Homes, Social Workers. GP Locums Day rates are paid on hours worked from Night rates are paid on hours worked from 20:00-08:00. Salary ?21 - ?36 per annum - heath care assistants, rgn needed, band 5, band6, band 7, nurses; hca prison sector, rmn's rgn's, school nurses required, care home manger; itu nurses in yorkshire, heath care assistants, opthamology nurse HCA @ HMP Salary 12,000-18,000 per annum Location London (United Kingdom) Hammersmith/Fulham Benefits 27 days Holiday, NHS Pension scheme, Bonus Scheme Email jamal@maydayhealthcareplc.co.uk RGN @ HMP Salary 23,458-31,779 per annum Location London (United Kingdom) Hammersmith/Fulham. jamal@maydayhealthcareplc.co.uk Prison Doctors Required URGENTLY! Salary 60-100 per hour Location North (United Kingdom) Leicestershire Benefits Long Term Contract, Fantastic Rates Are you a Doctor with experience of working within a prison/secure environment? neil@maydayhealthcareplc.co.uk GP With YOI/Prison Experience Required Salary 60-100 per hour Location Bristol (United Kingdom) Benefits FREE CRB, EXCELLENT RATES, WEEKLY PAY. secure environments. Experienced Doctor required for Prisons/YOI's Salary 60-100 per hour Benefits Immediate and weekly pay, Long term work, Free CRB recommend a fellow Doctor! alternatively email your CV to neil@maydayhealthcareplc.co.uk Location Wales (United Kingdom) Cardiff Benefits Fantastic Rates, Immediate Pay, Long Term Contract. We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced OOH GP. Health Care Asssistants Location London (United Kingdom) Hampshire Benefits Flexible Hours Hospital work and Nursing Home work within the Hampshire area - good rates of pay and flexible hours available. Registered Nurse D Grade Location London (United Kingdom) Hampshire ITU HDU Nurses needed URGENTLY Location Sussex (United Kingdom) Notes West Sussex Suport Workers Location Sussex (United Kingdom) Brighton Benefits Flexible hours to suit. Contact David Crewe Telephone 0207 798 6905 Email david@maydayhealthcareplc.co.uk Mental Health work and care home work !!!! - Whether you are a Doctor's surgery, a Private or NHS Hopsital, a Prison or a Nursing Home, Mayday can still comfortably assist you with your last minute and ongoing requirements. Mayday can supply temporary and emergency staff in the areas of London, Herts, Sussex, Essex, Kent and Surrey. Category [ All ] GP Locums, Permanent Vacancies, Temporary Vacancies; Social Workers. Location [ All ] Bedfordshire, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridgeshire; Cardiff, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset; Essex, Greater London, Hampshire; Hertfordshire, Ireland, Kent, London; Manchester, Middlesex, Norfolk; North, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire; Reading, Scotland, South; East, All South West, All Surrey Sussex, Wales; York, Yorkshire. Interested persons should apply to may day health care plc at http://www.maydayhealthcareplc.co.uk/ (Permalink)