Care Assistant

City and County Healthcare Group Ltd; Buckley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Paid induction and training

Career growth

Blue Light Card / RAF scheme

Job summary

City and County Healthcare Group Ltd in Buckley is seeking a Complex Care Assistant to support a young child who is fully dependent for all aspects of their care 24/7. Join Complete Care Amegreen, part of CCH, with full DBS coverage and comprehensive training.

You’ll have clear opportunities for career progression within a people-first care group. Experience caring for children with complex needs and respiratory management is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for children with complex requirements in a home care setting.
• Experience in respiratory management would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support a young child who is fully dependent for all aspects of their care 24/7.
• Assist with repositioning, mobility, and manual handling.
• Manage feeding and medication via Jejunostomy and Gastrostomy Button.
• Monitor skin and tissue viability and respiratory needs.
• Provide oxygen therapy, suctioning and monitoring.
• Assist with physiotherapy programme.

Skills

Children with complex needs care

Respiratory management

Job description

We are CCH. With 14,000 colleagues across 32 care companies, we have one purpose: to make sure no one in need of care is ever forgotten or left behind. We’re not only changing lives, we’re transforming the care sector. Our people-first approach puts care professionals at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is simple: to be the best place to work in care.

What makes CCH a great place to work? The results speak for themselves:

• 5,243 care professionals have referred a friend to join our company.
• 135 internal promotions were earned in just 12 months
• Every Operational Director began their career as a care professional

At Complete Care Amegreen, part of CCH, we live by our values of Community, Courage, and Heart and we’re looking for like-minded people to join our growing Complex Care team in Buckley.

Job Description

What you’ll do

We are looking for a friendly and communicative Complex Care Assistant to support a young child who is fully dependent for all aspects of their care 24/7.

Their care needs consist of:

• Repositioning, mobility requirements and manual handling
• Dual Jejunostomy and Gastrostomy Button for feeding and administering medication
• Monitoring of skin and tissue viability
• Complex Epilepsy and Dystonia, requiring rescue medication
• Oxygen, suctioning and saturation monitoring
• Respiratory requirements, interventions of bag and mask, oxygen and stimulation. This can be multiple times per day.
• Physiotherapy progamme

Qualifications

What you’ll need

For this role, you would be required to have experience caring for children with complex requirements in a home care setting. Experience in respiratory management would be beneficial.

Additional Information

Here’s what makes us different:

• Free DBS check – we cover the full cost of the DBS application
• Full training & paid induction - no experience needed
• Career growth - clear progression into senior & leadership roles
• Family-friendly - enhanced leave for life’s big moments
• National opportunities - relocate and continue your career within CCH
• Perks & discounts - Blue Light Card, RAF scheme, and more