Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the City of London is seeking a Complex Care Assistant to join their team. The role requires experience with PEG feeds and ventilation support for a young adult with cognitive impairments. Successful candidates will enhance their skills while making a positive impact on clients' lives. The position offers diverse challenges every day, ensuring a rewarding experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in looking after clients with peg feed.
• Ability to monitor client's condition for seizures and dystonia.
• Experience providing ventilation support.

Responsibilities

• Enhance skill base while supporting clients with complex needs.
• Provide daily suctioning and monitoring.

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your current skill base and join us as a Complex Care Assistant. For this role, you must have experience in looking after clients with peg feed. We care for and support people of all ages, in the community, and their homes, with Spinal Cord injury, Muscular dystrophy, acquired brain injuries and many other complex needs. Every day will be different. And you'll never know what challenges you're about to face next. One thing you can be sure of though, is that you'll be making your clients' days brighter, whilst developing your skills and knowledge. The client is a young adult who has cognitive impairments, and due to this, the client would require several complex needs that need to be met, such as:

• PEG feeds (PEJ)
• Ventilation Support (Details explained in the care plan)
• Daily suctioning.
• Monitoring the client's condition for seizures and dystonia.