Experienced Healthcare Assistant / Care Worker

Oak Support Limited

Location: Twickenham, Richmond and surrounding areas

Pay: £14.00–£16.00 per hour, depending on experience and care package

Job Types: Full-time / Part-time

Shifts: Days, evenings, weekends and waking nights (Potential for school hours)

About the Role

Oak Support Limited is looking for experienced Healthcare Assistants and Care Workers to provide high-quality, person-centred care to individuals in their own homes.

We are seeking reliable, compassionate and professional carers who already have practical experience in health or social care.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing personal care while maintaining dignity and independence
• Supporting mobility, transfers and repositioning
• Medication support and accurate record keeping
• Supporting nutrition, hydration and meal preparation
• Providing companionship and emotional support
• Monitoring and reporting changes in health or wellbeing
• Following individual care plans and risk assessments
• Maintaining accurate daily care records
• Following safeguarding and infection-control procedures
• Supporting individuals with complex, palliative or end-of-life care where required

Essential Requirements

• Previous paid experience as a Healthcare Assistant, Care Assistant or Support Worker
• Experience providing personal care
• Good understanding of safeguarding and person-centred care
• Good communication and record-keeping skills
• Reliable, compassionate and professional approach
• Right to work in the UK
• Willingness to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks

Experience in domiciliary care, complex care, dementia, moving and handling, medication administration, palliative care or waking-night care would be an advantage.

Relevant Care Certificate or Health and Social Care qualifications are desirable.

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