Category
Tasks
- Provide person centred care to clients within local Residential and Nursing homes or in a domestic setting
- Look after someone who is disabled or terminally ill
- Play a pivotal role in providing excellent support and care for clients
- Help to feed and wash patients
- Supporting registered nurses in the delivery of nursing care
- Helping people to move around, toileting and making beds
- Serving meals and helping to feed patients
- Talking to patients and making them comfortable.
- Monitoring patients’ temperatures, pulse, respirations, and weight
- Assist with testing urine or blood and process lab samples
- Perform ECG’s and health checks (requires training)
- Sterilise equipment and re-stock consulting rooms
- Do health promotion or health education work
Work experience
- Care experience
Education and Training
- No set entry requirements
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and maths (optional)
- Care Certificate (optional)
- BTEC or NVQ healthcare qualification (optional)
Languages
- Good standard of English
Communication skills
- Communicate effectively
Organisational / managerial skills
- Follow instructions and procedures
- Observational and organisation skills
- Ability to work in a team
Job-related skills
- Warm, compassionate, and personable nature
- Act with patience, decorum and understanding
- Being caring and kind, cheerful and friendly
- Being hands-on with patients
- Work with sympathy, tact, and compassion
- Good literacy and numeracy
Digital skills
- None
Synonymous use: Nursing Assistant, Nursing Auxiliary, Auxiliary Nurse