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.
If you’re applying for your first job in social care and don’t know where to start, this article will help. We break down the three essential parts of a personal statement and explain how the experience you do have can be made relevant.
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.
Last week a care manager brought our attention to a potential lack of awareness by employers on what certificates care managers and home managers need in order to be employable. Read on and if you've experienced a similar problem we'd love to hear from you.
The internet is a wonderful place for your residents to express themselves. Using unfamiliar technology can cause people to shy away from computers. However, the possibilities are so great that you owe it to yourself to get your residents online - give it a go!
Domiciliary care jobs are on the increase. As the population of the UK ages and more elderly people require domiciliary care, there are opportunities for people who have never worked in social care before to get a domiciliary care job. Words by Sarah Gill.
