Dan Yates is a year three mental health branch student at Swansea University. When he qualifies he hopes to relocate to the north of England to work in an acute mental health setting initially, with a view to moving across to community nursing in mental health after gaining some experience. Interview by Matt Farrah.
All across Socialcare.co.uk you’ll see jobs in care homes, and jobs in home care. There’s an important difference, of course. Here we briefly outline four of the most common such jobs that you’ll find on this site.
There's no denying that working with autistic children can be challenging. But the rewards and, in fact, the challenge itself, can make a job working with autistic children one of the most positive career experiences you could choose.
Any kind of health and social care job can be yours with the relevant training. In this article we look at the qualifications you can achieve from the beginning of your social care career, and how to progress with continued professional development. Words by Sarah Gill.
We take a look at the range of career opportunities available within mental health care and how you can work in mental health either as a qualified mental health nurse or as a support worker. Words by Sarah Gill.
We talk to Aluya about his work as shift leader for a mental healthcare provider and his passion for excellence in mental health care. Aluya kindly offers his opinions about a career in mental health care and where to begin.
We look at the national standards for domiciliary care, the tasks undertaken by domiciliary carers and why they are such an important part in the delivery of care in the community. It's also a career path open to anyone with a passion for caring, so read on to see if it's the social care career for you. Words by Sarah...
A domiciliary care worker job could be just what you’re looking for, but what exactly does the job involve? We take a look at the working routine and the tasks involved in domiciliary care. Words by Sarah Gill
