Career development: Healthcare Assistants

The Royal College of Nursing brings you First Steps for Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) to support you either individually - or as part of your workplace induction programme - to learn in your own time the most important factors that will get you started in your healthcare career

Information on the Royal College of Nursing website specifically for Healthcare Assistants, Assistant Practitioners and Nurse Associates

Information on the qualities needed to become a healthcare assistant including the opportunity to try a personality quiz. Also provides videos and real life stories from healthcare assistants.

Includes a job profiles, entry requirements and opportunities for training and development

Online continuing professional development (CPD) resources relating to nursing care, career development and workplace issues. The resources are relevant to healthcare assistants and assistant practiioners across the range of care settings