Health Care Assistant – HCA

Hospital, Health Centre, GP Practice

As a healthcare assistant (HCA), you will work under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional, usually a nurse. Sometimes staff working in HCA roles are known as nursing assistants, nursing auxiliaries, or auxiliary nurses.

The role will vary depending on where you are working.

IN A HOSPITAL FOR EXAMPLE YOU WILL ASSIST WITH
IN A HEALTH CENTRES AND GP SURGERY YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO

HCAs also work with doctors, midwives and other healthcare professionals and have a lot of contact with patients.

As healthcare assistants,we expect good literacy and numeracy skills and may ask for GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and maths. Some clients may ask for a healthcare qualification, such as BTEC or NVQ.

Most clients expect you to have some experience in healthcare or care work. This could be from paid or voluntary work. There are sometimes apprenticeships in healthcare that can give you experience to apply for HCA posts.

TO BE A HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT, YOU WILL NEED TO BE

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