17 - How to become a HCA
So I'm 17, at college and have okay GCSEs. I really want to become a health care assisstant for the NHS and I was wondering how to go about this and what I would need to do, also how long and hard is it to get there.
Thanks a lot !
Dan
- I'm based in Huddersfield by the way.
Thanks a lot !
Dan- I'm based in Huddersfield by the way.
(edited 10 years ago)
Ask at the local hospital if they have any jobs
They may say that they do all their recruiting via NHS jobs website - worth signing up to - you can set it up for email alerts when jobs become available - and you can look at job descriptions etc.
You may want to check, you may have to be 18?? I can't think of any reason particularly why, but then I don't know any HCA's under 18 either!
Good luck to you, it's a wonderfully rewarding profession and very hard work!
I think that's it - you apply, you get the job... done...
They may say that they do all their recruiting via NHS jobs website - worth signing up to - you can set it up for email alerts when jobs become available - and you can look at job descriptions etc.
You may want to check, you may have to be 18?? I can't think of any reason particularly why, but then I don't know any HCA's under 18 either!
Good luck to you, it's a wonderfully rewarding profession and very hard work!
I think that's it - you apply, you get the job... done...
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