Healthcare Assistant

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Are you a compassionate, reliable team player who thrives on making a real difference? If you’re empathetic, honest, and always up for learning, we’ll give you all the training and support you need to excel in your career. We’re looking for a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our team and support our service user in Truro (TR1). You’ll work in a dynamic and fulfilling environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

We recruit specifically for each of our service users, matching not only clinical skills, but personalities and lifestyle too. Our experienced nursing team will provide you with full client-specific training. This is a fantastic chance to join a supportive team and hone your skills in complex care, with outstanding 24/7 clinical support at your fingertips. In the ever-changing world of complex care in the community, you’ll make a real difference with HASCS.

As a healthcare assistant in this package of care you will:

• Support your service user with their physical care needs, including personal care, mobility, nutrition, and comfort.
• Deliver person‑centered care according to bespoke care plans.
• Promote independence and respect each service users spiritual, psychological, and cultural needs.
• Assist with communication between patients, their families, and healthcare professionals.
• Administer prescribed medication or clinical tasks after completing our advanced training and competency sign off.
• Monitor and report any changes in patient condition to the Regional Nurse Manager.
• Contribute to a supportive, high‑standard care environment.

Please note that whilst experience in these areas are desirable, we will provide service user specific training.

• PEG Feeding

The successful applicant in this role will be:

• Reliable and committed.
• Dedicated and flexible.
• Excellent communication skills including verbal and written.
• Enthusiastic with a willingness to learn.
• Passionate, dedicated, and empathetic.
• A driving licence is preferred for this role.
• Experience is not essential for this position.
• Proof of your right to live and work in the UK.

Why choose HASCS?

We are committed to developing our staff through comprehensive training, ongoing support, and a positive working environment. Whilst no two days are the same in complex care, you can be confident that you will make a meaningful difference every day.

Pay Rates

weekday day shifts

weekday night shifts and all day Saturdays

Bank Holidays

Waking Nights

Working Pattern

Contract Type

Full Time / Part Time / Bank

Hours

36 hours per week

Shift Pattern

Days: 8:00am – 8:00pm
Waking Night: 8:00pm – 8:00am

• Weekly Pay
• Refer a Friend and Earn
• Dedicated Welfare Team
• Company funded training and DBS
• Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Supported by a Nurse Line Manager and On-Call team