Health Care Assistant

Company: Destinydot.com
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Location: Taunton
Job Description:

Job Details Employer: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Exact location: Somerton Salary: £25760.00 – 27476.00 per annum Working hours: 24 hour rotational shift pattern encompassing nights, weekends and bank holidays

Job duties:

  • Build positive, therapeutic interactions with patients and help them to recovery
  • Assisting patients with daily living activities, personal care, nutrition, well-being and independence
  • Work with nurses, occupational therapists and the larger multi disciplinary team to give high quality, person orientated care.

Requirements:

  • Must be willing to work toward NVQ level 3 in direct care or Certificate in Care if not previously held
  • Experience of working in a caring, supportive or people orientated position
  • An interest in people and personalities
  • Can generate ideas for activities
  • An awareness of danger.

Experience:

  • Experience of working in a caring, supportive or people orientated position
  • Previous experience working with mental health services.

Qualifications:

  • Must be willing to work toward NVQ level 3 in direct care or Certificate in Care if not previously held.

Visa sponsorship details:

Current job seekers applying for jobs Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be reviewed with all other applications.

Closing/expiry date:

26 October 2026

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Posted: October 21st, 2026