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Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants

Nursing auxiliaries and assistants assist doctors, nurses and other health professionals in caring for the sick and injured within hospitals, homes, clinics and the wider community.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£7,304
£20,705
£31,436

New workers start around £7,304. Normal pay is £20,705 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £31,436.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 434,210 vacancies for this type of job

5.32%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Changes bed linen, makes beds and tidies wards.

  • Assists patients in washing, dressing, toiletry activities and general mobility.

  • Distributes and serves food, assists patients in feeding and prepares snacks and hot drinks.

  • Prepares patient for examination and treatment.

  • Performs basic clinical tasks such as taking patients’ temperature and pulse, weighing and measuring, performing urine tests and extracting blood samples.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Nursing

  • Phlebotomy

  • Auditing

  • Midwifery

  • Venipuncture

  • Personal Care

  • Mental Health

  • Infection Control

  • Nursing Care

  • Risk Analysis

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Leadership

  • Planning

  • English Language

  • Compassion

  • Teamwork

  • Teaching

  • Team Leadership

  • Interpersonal Communications

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Veterinary Nursing Science

University Centre Sparsholt

FdSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Winchester · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 80/112

Veterinary Nursing

Royal Veterinary College, University of London

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · London · 24/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Veterinary Nursing

Plumpton College

FdSc · 3 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Lewes · 09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

University of Nottingham

BVMBVS · 5 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Veterinary Physiotherapy

ARU Writtle (formerly Writtle University College)

MVetPhys · 4 Years · Full-time · Chelmsford · 09/2024

Tariff points: 128/128

Veterinary Nursing (Top Up)

Warwickshire College and University Centre

BSc (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Warwick · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Veterinary Biosciences

Aberystwyth University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Aberystwyth · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/128

Veterinary Nursing

University Centre Reaseheath

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Nantwich · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Veterinary Nursing

Wrexham University

FdSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Northop · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 48/72

Veterinary Nursing

SRUC Scotland's Rural College

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Aberdeen · 09/2024

Tariff points: 108/120

Veterinary Medicine

University of Glasgow

BVMS · 5 Years · Full-time · Glasgow · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Veterinary Nursing

University Centre Myerscough

FdSc · 3 Years · Sandwich · Preston · 09/2024

Tariff points: 56/56

Veterinary Nursing

University of South Wales

FdSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Usk · 09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Animal Management

University Centre Rotherham

HND · 1 Year · Full-time · Rotherham · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Veterinary Medicine

University of Cambridge

MB · 6 Years · Full-time · Cambridge · 10/2024

Tariff points: 152/152

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