VIDEO: Empathy, a sense of humour and good coping mechanisms are just some of the personal skills suited for a job as a Healthcare Assistant. Find out if you have all the right traits to be an HCA.
Once you become a Healthcare Assistant you can easily find jobs, you’ll be presented with a variety of career opportunities and enjoy a fulfilling job. This article explains how you can qualify.
Former Healthcare Assistant, Laura, offers her advice on transitioning to another role as a HCA, and lays out some of the other possible career paths to consider.
If you’re a Healthcare Assistant looking for something new, Medical Student/HCA, Rosie offers a guide to the possible career paths as well as how the role of a HCA can be a great learning experience.
Former Healthcare Assistant, Laura, answers some of your questions about becoming a HCA and summarises the responsibilities of the role, as well as what qualifications you need.
If you’ve ever thought about becoming a Healthcare Assistant, here we take a look what you could earn, how pay differs between the NHS and private sector and how you can increase your pay as a HCA.
It's easy to get confused between the terms 'healthcare assistant' and 'care assistant', but we've come up with a way to easily define the two. This will significantly improve your job search!