Care Assistant

Complete Care Amegreen; Cannock Wood; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Full training & paid induction

Career growth

Family-friendly - enhanced leave

National opportunities - relocate

Perks & discounts

Job summary

Complete Care Amegreen in Cannock is seeking an in-home care assistant to support a client who has a hypoxic brain injury and requires help with daily living tasks. You will be trained and supported as you help manage memory challenges and safety in the home.

You will assist with continence care, monitor the ileostomy, help with medication administration, and provide reassurance to support their needs in the home environment, promoting dignity and independence.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience, especially with bowel management and medication administration.
• Must be able to support with continence care and ileostomy monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-home care for the client.
• Assist with continence care and ileostomy monitoring.
• Assist with medication administration.
• Offer reassurance and support with daily living tasks.

Skills

Care experience

Medication administration

Bowel management (ileostomy)

Job description

Company Description

Location: Cannock

Pay: Days £12.73 and Nights £13.20

Shifts: Days (07:30 - 19:30) and Nights (19:30 - 07:30)

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 Cannock.

Job Description

What you’ll do

This role will involve you caring for our client in their own home. They suffered a Hypoxic Brain Injury, which has led to them requiring support with certain aspects of their life.

Due to the brain injury that they suffered, this has led to them developing memory loss, absent seizures, high risk of choking and they have an ileostomy. .

You will be required to help support with day-to-day life, assisting with continence care and monitoring of ileostomy bag and output, medication administration and reassurance to support with their needs.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

You will need to have previous care experience to apply for this role, specifically in Bowel Management (Ileostomy) and medication administration.

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