Health Care Assistant Skills and Qualities

There are certain qualities of a Care Assistant that can be taught and others that caring people just naturally have. Working alongside nurses in care homes, hospitals, or in mental health, community, or General Practice surgeries, the role of a care assistant can change from setting to setting.

If you’re considering a career in care, but want to know if you have the skills of a care worker, take a look below.

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​First, you’ll want to ask yourself a few questions.

How you answer these questions will determine if you naturally already have some of the top qualities of a care assistant, and you'll ultimately find out if a career in care is for you. This handy checklist has a few questions that you should ask yourself, and answer honestly, to find out if you have all the vital qualities of a care assistant. If you answer yes to all these questions, great news you are already equipped with the required basic skills for care assistant work.

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Although there are no specific care assistant qualifications needed to become an HCA, there are a few essential skills you should possess if you are looking to pursue a career as a care assistant. At Nurseplus we offer comprehensive mandatory training to all our staff, no matter what their level of care experience, to instill these much-needed skills.

​But there’s much more to the role of a care assistant.

At Nurseplus we like to recruit staff that display an array of care assistant skills that can be adapted to suit work in a variety of healthcare settings. It is important to us that all agency staff understand the qualities of a care assistant and how they can apply these qualities to any kind of care situation they might face.

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A care assistant's responsibilities include:

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You can develop care assistant skills with Nurseplus

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When recruiting care assistants, we look for people that embody our core values because we recognise the importance of consistently delivering excellent standards of care to those who need it.

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Our comprehensive recruitment and induction process helps us identify people that already display the qualities of a care assistant, as previously mentioned. Once you have been completed your induction Nurseplus will make it our mission to develop and grow your care assistant skills by providing you with access to ongoing training and development.

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So, do you think you would make a good HCA?

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If you already possess the basic skills of a care assistant, if you display the essential qualities of a care assistant, and you are willing to gain further care assistant qualifications during your time with Nurseplus, then you are just the person we are looking for.

With over 50 recruitment branches based all over the nation as well as a dedicated, friendly, and professional team of recruitment consultants, Nurseplus are ready to welcome you into the family. Find and apply for roles in your area here:

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Care Assistant Jobs Near Me

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We can’t wait to receive your application and help you on your journey toward finding your dream career care.