The Collar360

Healthcare assistant

Other names

assistant healthcarer, maternity care assistant, health care assistant, resident care assistant, primary healthcare assistant, elderly care assistant, resident healthcare assistant, patient care assistant

Care work

They help nurses care for sick people by feeding them, helping them move and wash, and reporting changes to nurses.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Turn or reposition bedridden patients.

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    Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.

  3. 3

    Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
aide-soignant en institution/aide-soignante en institution
español
técnico de atención sociosanitaria/técnica de atención sociosanitaria
العربية
مساعد رعاية صحية
português
Assistente de cuidados de saúde
Deutsch
Pflegehelfer/Pflegehelferin
italiano
operatore socio-sanitario/operatrice socio-sanitaria

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