Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare

Ewell

On-site

GBP 18,000 - 24,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Advantage Healthcare, part of CCH, is recruiting for a Complex Care position in Epsom to support a sociable child with complex medical needs. You will deliver specialist care including tracheostomy care, ventilation support and PEG feeding, while supporting daily living, movement and sensory activities.

Join a dedicated team with regular supervision, ongoing training and clinical support from a registered nurse, and take advantage of career growth opportunities within a people-first organisation.

Qualifications

Experience in a complex care setting.
Experience in moving and handling.
Experience in tracheostomy & PEG feed care.
Experience of looking after a ventilated child.
Experience with suctioning.
Experience with Makaton or alternative communication methods.
Driver required: full UK licence and access to own vehicle.

Responsibilities

Provide specialist care for a child with complex medical needs.
Support daily living, light domestic tasks, and a range of social and sensory activities.
Perform tracheostomy care, ventilation support, and PEG feeding as part of care.
Assist with specialist moving and handling due to spinal instability.
Work within an individual care plan with supervision from a registered nurse.

Job description

What you'll do

Join a dedicated care team supporting a delightful and sociable child to reach his full potential. You will provide specialist care for a child with complex medical needs, supporting daily living, light domestic tasks, and a range of social and sensory activities, including messy and water play, outdoor exploration, arts and crafts, and attending discos. Care will be delivered in line with an individualised care plan and includes tracheostomy care, ventilation support, PEG feeding for hydration, and specialist moving and handling due to spinal instability. You will be fully supported by the Advantage Healthcare London branch, with regular supervision, team meetings, and ongoing training and clinical support from a registered nurse.

What you'll need

Prior to the interview stage you need to have the following experience to be eligible:

Experience working in a complex care setting.
Experience in moving and handling.
Experience in tracheostomy & PEG feed care.
Experience of looking after a ventilated child.
Experience with suctioning.
Experience with Makaton or alternative communication methods.
You will need to be a car driver due to the location. Driver required: Yes - full UK licence and access to your own vehicle

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 Advantage Healthcare, 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 Epsom.