Care UK Employee Reviews in Portsmouth

Enjoyed my time there but could get very stressful due to lack of staff, resources or support from managers and was frequently asked to work extra hours. Had a high staff turnover and not a lot much opportunities available for personal or professional growth.

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Great company

Team Leader (Former Employee) - Portsmouth, Hampshire - 1 September 2023

I received so much support and the training was second to none. I started off as a carer in the community and progressed to team leader, leading a team of carers

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What people like

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Areas for improvement

Support from manager
Trust in colleagues
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Great workplace

Nursing Assistant (Former Employee) - Portsmouth, Hampshire - 6 April 2020

Team and management were great and supportive. Always learning while on the job and pushed to learn new skills. Always kept busy and entrusted to do your job to the best of your ability

Pros

Supportive team

Cons

Long wait for patients

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Management will always close ranks

Nurse (Former Employee) - Portsmouth, Hampshire - 21 October 2019

Absolutely nowhere for staff to go with concerns and issues. Management close ranks and totally protect each other, leaving staff unsupported, stressed and floundering.

Pros

Hours

Cons

Management

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over all good place to work

cocordinator (Former Employee) - Portsmouth, Hampshire - 3 April 2018

overall a good place to work but very long hours you need to be committed to the job and also need to have your own car and to be willing to do anything that is required

Pros

could work up the ladder

Cons

long hours

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Awful unkind unfriendly self centred company

Care Assistant (Former Employee) - Portsmouth, Hampshire - 13 July 2017

Worse place I have worked, very clicky, if face fits you will be fine, no encouragement to advance in career even though promised. Unsafe practice very quick for patients in and out as soon as possible even if not really ready for discharge.

Pros

None

Cons

Unsafe unfriendly nasty place

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Unfriendly uncaring place

Rgn (Former Employee) - Portsmouth, Hampshire - 13 July 2017

Worse company to work for, no support, rude unfriendly staff, NO support from management , will only go places if in with right crowd and NO patient care they are just an individual on a seat no care as they must be out ASAP after procedure. Not safe.

Pros

None

Cons

Long hours, no care, no support, no advancements

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I enjoyed my job

Support Worker/Care Assistant (Former Employee) - Portsmouth, Hampshire - 26 February 2017

Office team was never in the office when needed.double ups never turned up so left waiting at a call 30mins or more which made u late for other calls.didnt give enought time to get from 1 call to the next.carers signing notes stating they did certain jobs when there was no evidence to show this

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Administrator (Former Employee) - Portsmouth, Hampshire - 19 January 2017

By far the worst job I've ever had, management are unapproachable and I often feel there is no support in place. I have seen numerous occasions where HR have been kept in the dark about inicidents. Both my direct managers aren't professional and are happy to discuss colleagues personal issues out loud. Most staff are shown the door if they question anything, over 30 staff lost from one department in one year and nobody investigated! My interview was in no way accurate to what the role actually entails. What concerns me the most is that patients are under these people's care! It was such a relief to leave and I would recommend thinking twice about this company.

Pros

Nice colleagues

Cons

Low pay, lack of respect

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Fun and happy but very hard work

I'm a team leader (Current Employee) - Portsmouth, Hampshire buckland - 16 December 2016

It can be hard but something happens not the same due to the dementia,old people with this are stil our hurmen and stil need love and help U just need a smile from the people u look after and that makes ur day

Pros

Job just 10 mintues

Cons

Hours fine

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Health Care Assistant (Current Employee) - Portsmouth, ENG - 16 November 2015

Enjoyable and fun day, every day is different and make me happy I have made somebody who has dementia enjoy there day. Training for my Nursing and want to be an RGN

Pros

Fantastic residents

Cons

low pay

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Rewarding work

Care Assistant (Current Employee) - Portsmouth, ENG - 14 May 2015

Washing & dressing residents, serving meals, feeding where required. You learn all aspects off caring including manual handling. Open door policy with management. Very friendly. Hardest part is when dsomeone dies, very sad knowing you did your best. The most enjoyable is putting a smile on their face, having a laugh with residents, knowing you're helping them keep their independence.

Pros

making someone smile

Cons

long 12 hour days

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Fulfilling.

Care assistant (Former Employee) - Portsmouth - 29 October 2014

Lovely to work for Care UK and helping make someone's life a little happier. This job could be emotionally exhausting and that is the hardest part, however, I only moved on because at the time I couldn't work nights and my shifts were predominantly night shifts.

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not a great workplaces

care asstiant (Former Employee) - portsmouth - 10 May 2014

house to house care of the elderly, this included helping them with there shopping, personal care, housework, medication also company. also I worked in a learning disability house, my job was to take them out in the community, support then with geranial task in the house hold and deal with there behaviour issues.

Pros

working with the people

Cons

long hours not enough staff

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Stressful place to work

Care Co-ordinator (Former Employee) - Portsmouth - 16 January 2013

Constant working no lunch breaks Management poor Co-Workers some ok Level 2 and Level 3 NVQ working full day in office then out to sometime 23.00pm doing care calls. looking after service users and enabling them to remain at home

Pros

gaining knowledge and nvq's

Cons

long hours pay bad for what i was doing

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Perfect

Carer (Former Employee) - Portsmouth - 12 August 2012

I liked to work for Care Uk. Very professional. Highly skilled staff and mangement.Very well supported as a carer.Salary was always on time and right.Perfect Place to work

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