- Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs.
- Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises.
- Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance,
Healthcare assistant | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Healthcare assistants look after patients in hospitals or in patients’ own homes.
Healthcare assistants typically work around 37 to 40 hours per week.
As a Healthcare assistant you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve
| Average salary |
| 42,800 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Healthcare assistant
Big gender gap
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55,911 GBP
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37,996 GBP
Average salary for part-time Healthcare assistant
Average salary for full-time Healthcare assistant
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22,304 GBP
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21,414 GBP
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29,166 GBP
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42,800 GBP
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37,996 GBP
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55,911 GBP
Salary over time for Healthcare assistant
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40,832 GBP
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40,704 GBP
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41,186 GBP
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41,760 GBP
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42,570 GBP
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42,968 GBP
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42,800 GBP
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43,960 GBP
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44,587 GBP
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Future outlook for Healthcare assistants
Balanced outlook
Balanced outlook
1% yearly wage growth (on average) Healthcare assistant - Your future job?
Which qualifications do I need?
Find out what you need to know in order to become a Healthcare assistant and the highest average level of education for people in this role.
Things to highlight for your Healthcare assistant interview
Concern for Others Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
