Nursing Homes Vacancies

If you are someone who has a passion for caring for those that cannot care for themselves then working in nursing home can be rewarding work, both personally and to the residents and their families. Nursing homes vacancies are regularly advertised and if you have the correct experience and training you may be able to find work easily.

Role

Depending on which role you were looking to work within the nursing home there may be training required.  To apply for nursing homes vacancies as a care assistant would require no formal qualifications as you would not be administering any medical care.

Homes often employ a range of care assistants to provide support to residents and nurses. Although no qualifications are required to take on a role of care assistant, you may be asked to work towards and NVQ in health and social care, this can be done whilst you continue to work at the home.

If you are looking for nursing home vacancies in nursing then you would need to show that you have a degree in nursing, and possess the relevant qualifications to provide care in a home and provide residents with medical help.

Other professionals can fill vacancies in nursing homes; homes often require the help of professionals such as occupational therapists and speech and language therapists as-well as other professions such as:

• Cleaners
• Maids
• Chefs
• Kitchen staff
• Chiropodists
• Hairdressers
• Gardeners

Finding nursing homes vacancies

Vacancies in nursing homes can be found in many ways, the local press can be a good way. Local newspapers in most areas publish a jobs section a couple of times a week, looking through these sections can lead you to finding vacancies in the local area for nursing home opportunities. Details in the postings will include contact details, wage and any qualifications that may be required to apply.

Having friends or relatives that work in nursing homes can lead you finding out about vacancies before they are put out to the public, employers are keen to hire people this and save on advertising. This can also give you an advantage by finding out the ins and outs of the home before the interview and using them to your advantage.

Jobcentre job points contain details of any vacancies in nursing homes that are being advertised, these can be in the local area or whichever area you choose to search. You do not have to be unemployed to look on job points and they are accessible free in all jobcentres.

The most popular way to find nursing homes vacancies these days is through the internet, many nursing homes both local authority and private post vacancies through websites online that are dedicated to showing available jobs. There are hundreds of vacancies available each day with ever changing posts. Using a search engine such as Google or Bing with keywords related to your preferences can bring up a range of sites currently advertising jobs. Advertisements will include all of the details regarding what you need to apply.