You'll work under the guidance of a healthcare professional such as a nurse and your job will vary depending on where you're based. For example, in a hospital you may:

• wash and dress patients
• serve meals and help to feed patients
• help people to move around
• make beds
• make patients feel comfortable
• monitor patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight

In a health centres and GP surgery, you may

• sterilise equipment
• do health checks
• restock consulting rooms
• process lab samples
• take blood samples
• do health promotion or health education work

As well as nurses, HCAs work with doctors, midwives and other healthcare professionals. They have a lot of contact with patients..

To be a healthcare assistant, you'll need to be

• caring and kind
• cheerful and friendly
• willing to be hands-on with patients
• willing to do personal care tasks (washing, toileting, etc)
• able to follow instructions and procedures
• able to work in a team but use their own initiative

You'll also need

• communication skills, including listening
• organisation skills
• observational skills  

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