Working in the healthcare sector is rewarding, just ask anyone who does it. It’s a vocational career and as many of our homecare assistants and other employees will tell you, they get as more out of it than they put in.
Our homecare assistants mainly assist our clients with their daily living activities. This can include duties like personal care, medication prompting and Social Support. We want our clients to live as independently as possible in the comfort of their own homes and our care workers are the backbone of this. So, we want to ensure that they’re happy.
At Connected Health we carry out anonymous surveys with our employees, continually monitoring their attitudes towards the role of care assistant. In a recent survey (Feb 17) of our 200+ employees, the results showed 91% – enjoy their current job role with an impressive 97% find their job challenging and rewarding.
Our carers develop many skills within Connected Health, including:
- The ability to stay calm under pressure
- A good knowledge of basic healthcare and hygiene standards
- Excellent communication skills
- Respect for each individual client and their families
- The ability to be sensitive and tactful at all times.
If you already have some of these skills listed above, you could have what it takes to become a care assistant with Connected Health. If it sounds like a job you might enjoy, you can learn more about the role of a care assistant.
In addition, there’s a clear career progression path, one of our former part time careworkers, Lorraine Corr progressed all the way up to the role of Director of Care
If you’re interested in a career in care, feel that you possess the all-important traits of a care assistant, but require additional training, then there’s no need to worry, you don’t need to have experience as full training is given. Get in touch to learn more about our careers at Connected Health or check out our jobs page to find out more.
