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How To Become A Care Assistant With No Experience

How To Become A Care Assistant With No Experience

VIDEO: Former Care Assistant, Claire Carmichael, offers some advice on gaining experience and learning to think outside the box in order to secure your next role in Social Care.
Career Pathways
The Care Assistant Role: Explained

The Care Assistant Role: Explained

VIDEO: Former Care Assistant, Claire Carmichael, outlines the role and responsibilities of a Care Assistant, alongside some tips and insights from her time in the job.
Career Pathways
Registered Managers: How Much You Can Expect To Be Paid Working In Care Homes

Registered Managers: How Much You Can Expect To Be Paid Working In Care Homes

We outline what you can earn as a Registered Manager working in Social Care, in both NHS and private care homes, as well as the future for Registered Manager pay.
Why You Should Think Of Working As A Nurse In Social Care

Why You Should Think Of Working As A Nurse In Social Care

[VIDEO] Keynote speaker, and British Care Award Winner, Ian Donaghy, talks to Nurses working in Social Care on how they began their careers, and what makes the job so special.
Career Pathways
How I Moved From Being An RGN To A Registered Care Home Manager

How I Moved From Being An RGN To A Registered Care Home Manager

With tips on how to succeed in both roles, Former RGN & Care Home Manager, Nolene, tells how she spent her childhood unwittingly preparing for a career in care, as she reflects on her career journey.
Career Development
How I became a care home nurse and why I changed career path

How I became a care home nurse and why I changed career path

Ruth has had a long career as an RGN nurse. A few years ago she decided to change direction and work in a nursing home. This article looks at her story, and the detail of her daily role.
Career Pathways
Do Nurses make the best Home Managers?

Do Nurses make the best Home Managers?

They're both able to efficiently manage homes, but who does it best - nurses or non-nurses?
Opinion
The challenges of transitioning from nurse to home manager

The challenges of transitioning from nurse to home manager

The transition from nursing to care management involves a steep learning curve. Nurses must retain their empathy for patients, but within a business environment.
Career Pathways
The cost of high staff turnover

The cost of high staff turnover

As a care home manager, you are no doubt very aware of the increasingly high staff turnover in the sector, with unnecessary numbers of resignations or dismissals, and the problems this creates.
Opinion
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