This month, nevertheless, we’ve purpose to have a good time with the information that 100 new care assistant’s have been employed in Cumbria in what the North Cumbria Built-in Care NHS Basis Belief has described as the largest and most profitable well being recruitment occasion ever seen in north Cumbria.

The NCIC and Cumbria County Council joined on this first recruitment day of the yr.

Greater than 100 of the 120 candidates who attended have been profitable of their purposes to develop into well being care assistants for NCIC and appointments had been additionally made by CCC.

Who’re these well being care assistants?

In response to one district nurse, they’re individuals value their weight in gold.

In a hospital setting, as increasingly more calls for are made on educated nurses, the well being care assistants can step in to supply, actually and figuratively, the soothing hand on the forehead.They’re there to watch affected person situation, assist individuals to maneuver round, make beds and make sufferers really feel snug.

In a GP surgical procedure they’ll perform well being checks, hold medicines restocked and do no matter else is required.

Locally they supply private care, preserve affected person hygiene, help with consuming and toileting and

offering social interplay and psychological assist, and fundamental housekeeping.

On the face of it it might be thought that these are the Cinderellas or Cinderfellers of the NHS. With out them, nevertheless, an embattled well being service could be worse with out them.

Elaine Crooks, Medical Nurse Enchancment Lead – Finish of Life Care, mentioned:“I’ve been actually impressed by the calibre of candidates. The openness and perception people need to caring for sufferers and households is actually sensible. That is the primary time I’ve been concerned in recruitment on this scale.

“It’s nice to be a part of joint recruitment with our CCC colleagues and is sensible to recruit collectively to verify we are able to match individuals to their strengths and space of care the place they really feel finest positioned.

“The way forward for care in north Cumbria seems to be very hopeful if we are able to proceed to draw the extent of abilities and motivation seen at present.”

Cumbria County Council’s Assistant Director, Grownup Social Care, Catherine Whalley mentioned:“The superb response to the recruitment day highlights how persons are in search of a rewarding profession that can make an actual distinction to individuals in your group.”