Health Care Assistant - Edinburgh
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Position Overview & Specifications
Lords Care Recruit is the leading Healthcare agency based in Staffordshire, Hereford, Preston and now extended its operations to Edinburgh. We are looking for Healthcare Assistants and Senior Healthcare Assistants to join our team in Edinburgh. If you are flexible, and can commit to regular hours we can offer you shifts around Edinburgh city Immediately. Experience is required.
Do you have a caring and compassionate nature? Do you have excellent communication skills written, verbal and listening? Are you passionate about person centered care? If so, we want to hear from you.
We have full and part time Health Care Assistant vacancies offering 6-12 hour shifts, days and nights. Our Health Care Assistants receive excellent rates of pay and flexible hours.
- Supporting Vulnerable Adults
- Assistance with individual’s personal care
- Mobility and transfer assistance / support
- Daily encouragement and support activities
- Record keeping - documenting factual, non-judgemental information
- Report to senior staff on duty for handover’s
- Abide by any health and safety requirements within the setting and in line with current legislation
- Assistance and encouragement with Nutritional and Dietary needs
- Work within a team and on an individual basis as and when required
- Promote Independence, privacy, dignity, confidentiality, respect and fulfilment must be all times
Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications
Required:
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Team player
- Satisfactory Policy and Trainings Check
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Willingness to participate in Vocational Training Programmes
Desired:
- Previous experience of working with the relevant care groups
- NVQ Level 2 in Care
If you would like to make a difference to people’s lives that offers job satisfaction then please apply now at
http://www.lordscare.co.uk/application.php
For more information please contact us:
Mobile: 07861579226
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary, Contract, Permanent
Salary: £10.50-£14.50 per hour
Work Remotely
- No
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temp to perm, Zero hours contract
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 40 per week
Salary: £12.50-£14.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- No weekends
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
COVID-19 considerations:
The candidate has to be Vaccinated.
Work Location: One location
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Health Care Assistant - Edinburgh roles across Lords Care Recruit's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £13 - £14 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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