These professionals are responsible for providing care to the people they look after and for acting on the health conditions in their environment as a member of a nursing team in specialised and primary health care centres. They carry out their tasks under the supervision of the graduate nurse or, where appropriate, as a member of a health team, under the corresponding supervision.

Among the auxiliary care provided by these professionals, we can find actions aimed directly at the users, but also others that guarantee the proper functioning of the service, such as administrative or preventive actions or those aimed at guaranteeing the optimal state of the material of the environment of the patient.

These professionals can work in a wide variety of healthcare areas, among which we can distinguish primary and community care (home care, health promotion, consultations, clinics or geriatric centres) and specialised care (emergencies, delivery rooms, paediatrics, operating theatres, sterilisation centres, special units such as ICU or mental health and geriatrics, among others).

• Carry out the necessary actions to facilitate the correct examination and observation of the person.
• Carry out the preparation and administration of oral, rectal and topical medication.
• Apply local treatments of thermotherapy, cryotherapy and medical hydrology, following the established technical protocols and indications for action.
• Carry out postural mobilisation of the patient, considering his/her condition and recommended position.
• Collaborate in the provision of psychological care for the person by applying psychological support and health education techniques at his/her level.
  

• Wash and carry out the hygiene of the person, according to his/her needs and the defined plan.
• Maintain the order, cleanliness and hygienic-sanitary conditions of the person's room, both in hospital and at home.
• Distribute meals and provide support when required.
• Prepare the person for transfer, ensuring that safety conditions are met.

• Carry out the cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation of the material and instruments of the different units/consultations.
• Participate in the control of nosocomial infections (infections that are generated in the hospital or care unit) and apply isolation protocols if necessary.

• Manage the documentation of the unit/consultation.
• Process the information of the consultation/unit in order to quote, receive and register user data, complying with the established rules.
• Check that the necessary material (utensils, equipment and raw materials) is available to carry out the activities involved in care work.

• Collaborate in actions aimed at promoting knowledge and hygienic-health habits in the population.
• Coordinate with other members of the work team in the care of users to improve health care.
• Act in possible emergencies, quickly transmitting alarm signals and applying the established safety measures.

Regulated training and graduates

• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Healthcare - Intermediate Level: Auxiliary Nursing Care

Complementary training

To carry out this occupation, it is essential to access continuous training courses that update knowledge for optimal professional practice and that may include topics such as person-centered care, training in electronic devices, the promotion of professional skills, among others.

Depending on the specific field or group with which these professionals work, specific courses may be recommended.

Empathy: Level 3

Initiative: Level 1

Customer orientation: Level 2

Planning and organisation: Level 2

Concern for order and quality: Level 2

Customer service

Direct and personal interaction with people and relating to the public are highly-motivating activities for individuals who have an interest in the field of customer service. A focus on people and on satisfying customers' needs is key in the occupations included in this field. These jobs entail the need to know suitable techniques for attending to the public and being able to give appropriate service that is tailored to their needs and expectations. Good examples are activities which offer assistance and guidance during functions, trips or at facilities, and those which provide advice in relation to products and services.

Healthcare

Working to maintain and improve health, as well as physical and mental well-being, is the primary interest of people who are involved in the field of healthcare. Some of the activities in this field include making diagnoses, prescribing treatments and monitoring illnesses and injuries. These activities also include the application of therapeutic treatments (traditional or alternative) with a view to facilitating the physical recovery of those being treated. To carry out these activities, one must have in-depth knowledge of the human body and medicine, in its various specialisations.

Social community worker

Individuals related to the social/community field have an interest in working to improve people's social well-being and quality of life, as well as enhance their integration into their social, family and/or work environment. The professional activities that are common in this field include providing special support and aid to people at risk of social exclusion, designing programmes and implementing resources for the social and cultural stimulation of an area, and acting as mediators for conflict resolution in family, social or interpersonal environments. These activities involve constant interaction with people in order to improve their psychological and social well-being.

Nurse

Occupational therapist

Household worker

Critical care nurse

Naturopath

• Work hours

  Depending on the company or organisation where these professionals develop their activity, the working day ranges between 37 and 40 hours a week. It is normally carried out on continuous work shifts and in morning, afternoon or evening shifts, which include weekends and holidays.

• Salary

  The average salary is around 20,854 euros gross per year.

• Professional category

  Technician