Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity/Paternity leave

Pension scheme

Paid annual leave

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced DBS check

Job summary

Advantage Healthcare is seeking a dedicated Complex Care Assistant to join our team in the community and clients' homes across the UK. You’ll receive full training and clinical support to develop skills in areas such as tracheotomy, ventilation, seizure management and stoma care while expanding your knowledge daily.

We care for people of all ages with conditions like spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy and acquired brain injuries.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful.
• Compassion is essential.
• Resilience and a willingness to learn are required.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your current skill base and join us as a Complex Care Assistant. You will have full training and clinical support to develop and improve skills in various complex areas such as tracheotomy, ventilation, seizure management, and stoma care plus so much more! 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.

Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful but otherwise, the care assistant skills and attributes needed are:

• Compassion
• Resilience
• A willingness to learn

We're an equal opportunities employer. Thanks to the commitment of our health care assistants, we see extraordinary achievements happen every day. We are transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have care assistant vacancies across the country, and we offer a world of career opportunity, choice and security.

Shifts Available: nights 20:00-08:00 and 1 day shift per week.

What we offer

Advantage Healthcare is part of City & County Healthcare Group. You'll have access to all the resources, career pathways, benefits, investments, opportunities, and security that being part of City & County Healthcare Group brings. It's the best of both worlds.

What you'll get

• Maternity/Paternity leave
• Pension scheme
• Paid annual leave
• Refer a friend scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Enhanced DBS check