How do I check my care assistant CV against a specific job?

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🇬🇧 Care Assistant CV keywords the ATS is scanning for (UK)

Most UK employers — including the NHS, councils, and every major retailer and agency — run applications through an ATS (applicant tracking system) that scores your CV against the job advert before any human reads it. If your CV doesn't contain the right care assistant keywords, you're filtered out automatically — no matter how good you are. Here are the terms that matter, and a free way to check your CV against the exact job you want.

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Keywords UK employers filter care assistants by

These are the terms that appear most often in UK care assistant job adverts — and therefore the terms applicant tracking systems are configured to score:

personal carecare planssafeguarding vulnerable adultsmanual handlingmedication promptsdementia caredaily living supportdignity and respectrecord keepingDBS checkfirst aidend of life caremobility assistancenutrition and hydrationcommunication with familiesCQC standardsinfection preventionperson-centred care

Important: never paste keywords in blindly. The filter ranks context, and interviewers check claims. Add only what you've genuinely done — the free scan below shows which of these the specific job you want actually asks for, so you don't guess.

How to get a care assistant CV past the ATS

Name your certificates exactly: "Care Certificate", "NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care" — these are literal filter terms.
Mention "DBS checked" if current — some systems screen for it.
Use "person-centred care" — it is the single most common keyword in UK care adverts.
Show soft skills through actions: "reassured anxious residents during evening routines" beats "compassionate".
Include shift flexibility (nights, weekends) — often a filter question mapped from CV text.
UK conventions: no photo, no date of birth, 2 pages max, include a short personal statement at the top.

Questions care assistants ask

I have no formal experience — can I still pass an ATS?

Yes. Caring for a family member, volunteering, and transferable service experience all count if you describe them with care-sector vocabulary like personal care, daily living support, and safeguarding awareness.

Do care agencies use ATS software?

Large providers and the NHS do; small local agencies often read manually. Optimising costs you nothing either way.

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