Nursing auxiliaries and assistants

£25,550

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

31 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

3.35%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Nursing auxiliaries and assistants

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 6141

Nursing auxiliaries and assistants assist doctors, nurses and other health professionals in caring for the sick and injured within hospitals, homes, clinics and the wider community.

Common tasks include:

performs basic clinical tasks such as taking patients’ temperature and pulse, weighing and measuring, performing urine tests and extracting blood samples;
prepares patient for examination and treatment;
distributes and serves food, assists patients in feeding and prepares snacks and hot drinks;
assists patients in washing, dressing, toiletry activities and general mobility;
changes bed linen, makes beds and tidies wards.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Off- and on-the-job training is provided. NVQs/ SVQs in Care are available at Levels 2 and 3.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

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