Healthcare Assistant

Job description

SaferHandCare is a reputable provider of compassionate and high-quality care services. Our ethos is to provide a friendly and approachable service to all candidates and clients while always remaining professional and responsive.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals with their daily activities, ensuring comfort and wellbeing. You will work in a team supporting both staff and residents in residential or nursing home settings, as well as some supported living services.

We have a variety of shifts for Healthcare Assistants including long days, earlies, lates and nights available in:

Margate, Dover, Folkestone, Canterbury, Ramsgate, Westgate, Capel Le Ferne, Ashford, Sandwich, Ashford, Hastings and eastbourne.

Your main duties will involve:

• Assisting residents with personal care, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
• Supporting residents with mobility and transfer, using the appropriate equipment where required.
• Providing companionship and emotional support to all residents.
• Assisting with meal preparation and feeding, ensuring dietary needs are met.
• Always promoting independence and dignity.
• Following and updating care plans.

Previous experience working as a Health Care Assistant or Support Worker would be beneficial, however, full training can be provided for those who demonstrate a compassionate, caring nature and desire to provide quality care to improve the lives of others.

You should also have:

• Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one)
• Full Right to Work in the United Kingdom is essential
• A full UK Drivers Licence is desirable
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care is desirable
• Willingness to attend training and induction at our Canterbury office

What we offer:

• Competitive pay rates with enhancement for Bank Holidays
• Weekly Payroll
• Comprehensive mandatory training, plus refresher training every twelve months
• Uniform provided
• Additional training such as, medication training, CPI, Childrens Residential Training

Please note, by applying you agree to register with us and for us to hold your details on file. Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact applicants who have been successfully shortlisted.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Hastings

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

£12.00 Per Hour

Published at

04-06-2026

Profession type

Health / Medical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English