Healthcare assistant Review
at Bupa
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Healthcare
Brighton and Hove
Review Submitted: May 2022
Overall Rating
3.7 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
My duties involved helping abs assisting residents get up, washed and dressed in the morning and using the toilet. I also assisted with medication. I assisted residents with food and fluids intake, moving safely around the care home, escorting them to medical appointments.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Learning new things and having a trainer I got in well with, who helped me with my course and where I had some struggles.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
My skills have become stronger, making me a stronger team leader
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Very well.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
1/5
Didn’t get any support from the bupa care home and felt they were taking advantage of me. The bupa care home never followed through with the promises they made me after proving over abs o et again to them I was more than capable of taking on more responsibility and leadership. I felt undervalued and unappreciated by the bupa care home.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
A lot of support was given by my trainer.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
Opens up doors for other healthcare provider jobs.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
None at all.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Bupa to a friend?
No
Why?
The bupa care home I worked at treated me badly and made me feel undervalued and unappreciated, despite doing more than my fair share, and more than any other carer there. I took on extra duties and I was not once recognised for everything I was doing for the bupa care home. I was often under pressure to make sure things got done abs oftentimes carrying other care staff who were very lazy and would not carry out the duties I asked them to do.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Bupa?
Think twice before applying to work at the bupa care home in Brighton, as you get taken advantage of and never recognised. Far too many agency staff there.
