Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are a vital part of the team that supports the medical staff and patients in wards and departments throughout the hospital.
Under the supervision and direction of qualified nursing staff, healthcare assistants carry out a wide range of duties to care for, support, and provide information to patients and their families. taking and recording basic observations such as blood pressure and temperature and other essential services are some requirements of health care assistants.
Healthcare assistants are often the first point of contact for a patient, so they need to have the basic known of all first aid treatments and medical knowledge in most areas.