Top Temps Personnel recruits temporary/ permanent healthcare workers, and support staff for multi-specialty hospitals, home healthcare services, long-term treatment care centres, nursing homes, rehabilitation centres, outpatient clinics, acute care clinics, government organizations and a lot more.
We guarantee the quality of the healthcare staff we provide, by checking their experience, qualification and provide verified background checks of candidates. We also do preliminary assessment and pre employment interviewing of all candidates.
In order to provide quality care service for our clients in the Healthcare Industry, all our staff  undergo mandatory training which include; Emergency Aid, Fire and Safety, Food handling and Hygiene, Moving and Handling and Health and Safety. Our healthcare recruitment team provides a full range of these services for a range of organisations looking for nursing support. This includes the health requirements of:
- NHS / Trust requirements including specialist areas
- Residential care homes
- Nursing homes
- Specialist GP clinics
- Private nursing organisations
Healthcare Entry Requirements: There are no set entry requirements to become a healthcare assistant. Employers are looking for good literacy and numeracy and may ask for GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and maths. They may ask for a healthcare qualification, such as BTEC or NVQ. and some experience of healthcare or care work. This could be from paid or voluntary work. There are sometimes apprenticeships in healthcare.
Training and development
Training as a healthcare assistant will include basic nursing skills and you’ll work towards a Care Certificate. You may also be offered the chance to study for qualifications such as
- the CACHE level 2 Certificate in Healthcare Support Services
- the CACHE level 2 or 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support
- These could be done through an apprenticeship.
Care work varies depending on your job requirement. In a hospital for example, you may need  the following Skills and personal characteristics:
- washing and dressing patients
- serving meals and helping to feed patients
- helping people to move around
- toileting
- making beds
- talking to patients and making them comfortable
- monitoring patients’ conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight
In a health centres and GP surgery, you may
- sterilize equipment
- do health checks
- restock consulting rooms
- process lab samples
- take blood samples
- do health promotion or health education work
Other interpersonal Skills and personal characteristics requirement for healthcare:
- caring and kind 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
- communication skills, including listening
- organization and observational skills