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      Very rewarding though difficult - HCSW/Health Care Assistant NHS Employee Review

      3.0
      Sep 28, 2023
      Hcsw/health care assistant
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      Pros

      Extremely rewarding work, you learn so much about caring for individuals with different needs. Many members of staff are incredibly supportive and kind.

      Cons

      Initial training is lacking and there are a lot of uncertainties leading to a lack of using intuition and asking management to OK things. Often little gratitude for hard work or support when unwell. Some staff focus on paperwork over patients and micromanage HCA'S to do all the ground work.

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      5.0
      Jan 29, 2026
      Project cootdonator
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Bay and status to be bad boi

      Cons

      too much burcrapcy there in work

      4.0
      Apr 11, 2026
      Healthcare assistant
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great sense of purpose and meaning in the work. Colleagues are genuinely dedicated and supportive. Good variety of tasks day to day, and you gain a wide range of clinical and interpersonal skills quickly. Job security is a major plus.

      Cons

      Staffing levels are often stretched thin, which puts pressure on everyone. Pay hasn't kept pace with the demands of the role. Management can feel disconnected from frontline realities, and communication from the top down is inconsistent.

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