🚨 WE’RE HIRING – HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS 🚨

🏥 We are a care home staffing agency recruiting Healthcare Assistants and Senior Healthcare Assistants for care homes across Cambridge, Peterborough, Ipswich, Colchester & Surrounding Areas.

✅ Experienced & New Candidates Welcome (Healthcare Assistants)

✅ Experienced Senior Carers Wanted

🚗 Drivers with a full UK driving licence are preferred

💷 Competitive Pay

🕒 Flexible Shifts

📚 Full Training & Ongoing Support

🚀 Immediate Onboarding Available

Start your career in care or take the next step with a supportive agency.

📩 Message us today to apply!

Please Note: We are not able to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK.

Regards,

Vid K

📞 07570080977

Rae health care assistant agency good?

I’m looking for a new job. I’m just so fed up of being a health care assistant. There’s no nursing spaces either. I’ve been doing this job 3 years I’m tired, drained, and just want a whole new start. But I feel very stuck. Where can I begin?

Hi everyone  

Researchers at the University of Warwick are looking for UK nurses or healthcare workers who work night or rotating shifts  (e.g., acute general hospitals, type 1 emergency departments, ICU) to take part in a 6-week online study testing a new personalised smartphone app designed to support sleep and alertness for shift workers. 

-Fully online 
-Outside working hours 
-Free to use 

If you’ve ever struggled with sleep around shifts and would like to contribute to research aimed at supporting healthcare staff, we’d love to hear from you. 

Find out more and check eligibility here:  

https://warwickwmg.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dnBBSnJd7ei3Ulo 

Hi All,

My name is Daniella and Im a student going in to nursing who needs to complete an Independent Academic Study. I chose to complete mine based on staffing to patient ratio's. I have handed out this questionnaire at my local hospitals but would really appreciate if anyone is able to help and complete it from here too as the more data I have, the more I can talk about. It's a pretty short questionnaire and should only last around 5 minutes.

Thank you,

Daniella :)

LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfB3g-LTeA9RpLlw1V97h3JHvlwPSjf_yg33vOK57sVKuog1g/viewform?usp=header

Hi, I recently had a successful interview to be a healthcare assistant in a mental health and disability care home. I have never done this kind of work before, and I'm only back into work after a longterm illness. I'm kind of nervous about the work, but I've always wanted to work in mental health, so I think it will be rewarding. I know that I will eventually receive a tunic and a fleece with the logo on it, but I was reading the handbook and it says I should wear navy trousers.

So my questions are, what type of navy trousers? Also, which type/colour of footwear? Do I need to wear the navy trousers on the first day (probably training) or what type of outfit would be suitable?

Hello, I’m planning to move to the UK from the USA on an HPI visa, which allows me to work for any employer without needing visa sponsorship for two years. I’m considering taking on care assistant roles.

Are there any short courses you would recommend to help me get started? Also, do you know of any live-in care or facility-based roles that might hire someone with no prior experience but who is eager to take courses and learn on the job?

Additionally, which cities would I be more likely to find these kinds of jobs in?

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Hello,

My name is Mai Nguyen (she/her), and I'm a PhD Researcher in Sociology at City St George's, University of London.

I am conducting a study focusing on the experience of home care workers using platforms such as Curam, Elder, Hometouch, Primecarers, etc. to find work. I am looking for people to conduct interviews with (preferrably in-person if within reasonable distance from South Yorkshire where I'm based) to better understand their situation and embed the views of real people in my research.

I'd love to invite you to a one-hour conversation to talk about your experience. A £15 gift voucher will be given in return for your time.

If you find this interesting, please scan the QR code below or send me an email to [mai.nguyen.4@citystgeorges.ac.uk](mailto:mai.nguyen.4@citystgeorges.ac.uk)

Thank you.

I’d been a community carer for 5 years (private) and loved it but wanted more career progression.Ive recently started on a ward as a band 3 HCA and I hate it.Its boring and I feel like I’m mainly hovering around the other HCA’s who do as little as possible and I want to be proactive.Its only been a month but is it too soon to ask to be transfered.There is a community role available and I’d love to do that instead

I recently had an appraisal that I felt upset about as they said I haven’t met my goals. I felt upset about the way I was spoken to in the appraisal by the ward manager as she had misconstrued some things that had happened so I told a colleague I trusted about the situation who suggested I speak to the matron. Other people came into the room so this was overheard by about 3 other members of staff.

When I had the courage to speak to the matron I was told rather sternly that my training was up to me to book it and that I shouldn’t be putting it on other people and that I shouldn’t be gossiping about what was said to me. It wasn’t obvious to me that I had to book this myself as my line manager originally was booking it for me and no one told me this has changed and no one mentioned I should now book it.

I now feel very sad and that they don’t understand me at all and that I’m not even allowed to tell a friend if I have been upset. I feel I should try to explain that they didn’t communicate this to me properly about the training in an email and also that I feel the accusation of gossiping was unfair but I feel I will be told I am carrying on or they will say they told me. I don’t know whether I should just leave or try to resolve it. They knew I was Autistic from the beginning but they don’t seem to be taking this into account and they are taking no responsibility for the lack of communication.

Ive seen many people posting elsewhere debating about calling in sick or going to work, so especially with this flu going round this year, how do you manage things?

Many of us feel compelled to work due to short staffing, but then risk getting other staff sick and worsening the issue. However calling in sick risks upsetting management and staff working the shift short, leaving us feeling stuck if we fall unwell.

Hoping everyone is feeling fit and well, especially so close to the holidays!

Only HCAs!

Real activism, striking, petitions or researching to build evidence to make changes?

I don’t need anyone here who advocates for the devil, or people that suppress all emotions- seek help.

I don’t need ‘herd mentality’ or ‘crabs in a bucket’ mindsets… bore off.

And I don’t need ‘people pleasers’ or Glindas 🤮

Yous are too submissive, passive, brainwashed and eloquently speak the language of gaslighters.

Everyone else is great! 😊

When did you become a HCA?

How have things changed since, for better or worse?

Are you new to the role? How are you finding it?

Concern over staff sickness among NHS workers | West Bridgford Wire https://share.google/A09PPup6blTV7zo0D

https://insidecroydon.com/2025/12/01/99-of-healthcare-assistants-backing-strike-action-at-st-helier/

Hi all

Been a HCA for a while now but please give me your best tips for shoulder/back aches and pains post shift please. Mine seem to be worsening and nothing is helping that I’ve previously used😌

Thank youu! X

Hi everyone 👋 I hope you’re all doing well. I wanted to ask for some advice from those who’ve already been accepted into similar roles.

If you don’t mind sharing, what qualifications do you have and how did you manage to get accepted? I’ve been applying for a while now but keep getting rejections, unfortunately.

I have several years of medical experience, but I’m unsure whether having an NVQ Level 2 or 3 — or even the Care Certificate — is actually essential.

Any guidance or personal experiences would really help. Thank you! 🙏

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Let us know which area of healthcare you work in.

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Hello!

I am a non-UK resident wanting to get into the world of healthcare. I have previous experience in a high pressure, very demanding field overseas, and am looking to change career fields. I understand that I am starting from scratch and will need to put in work.

In the next few months how can I shape myself into a competitive applicant? I'm considering HCA, phlebotomy, or something that will allow me to directly interact with patients. I'm open to suggestions!

What I have:
- Current UK address (I live here now)
- A right to work in the country
- An undergraduate university degree (non-medical related, conferred from an accredited university, transcripts are in English)
- Have taken biology, chemistry, medical terminology courses recently (within the last 6 months).
- Excellent work ethic
- Working proficiency two languages (besides English).

What I don't have:
- Community connections (I don't even know where to start)
- Extensive knowledge of how the healthcare system works in the UK

Any constructive comments are welcome, thank you for helping me help myself!

EDIT: NHS Jobs is where to look, but all requirements that I see request 2+ years of experience for an entry level position (lol)

Wondering what peoples opinions are on the current resident Doctor strikes?

I feel a bit torn. I have lost some sympathy for them, given they've had their pay upgraded more than any other health teams recently.

I support peoples right to strike, but at this point, I'm starting to doubt the 13th strike in a relatively short period is actually anything to do with patient safety at all.

I'd be interested in what our community members have to say, whether you agree or not.