Care Assistant

Advance Health Care UK Ltd; Flint; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS check covered

Paid induction

Career growth

Family-friendly leave

National opportunities

Perks & discounts

Job summary

Complete Care Amegreen, part of CCH, is seeking a friendly Complex Care Assistant to support a fully dependent child overnight in Flint. You will assist with manual handling, feeds via gastrostomy, and monitoring of skin and respiratory needs using BiPAP.

Experience with respiratory management, PEG feeding, and catheterisation is beneficial. DBS clearance covered, full training, and clear career progression are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for children with complex requirements in a home care setting.
• Experience in respiratory management, PEG feeding and catheterisation would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide overnight support for a young child fully dependent on care.
• Assist with manual handling, feeds and medication via gastrostomy.
• Monitor skin integrity and tissue viability.
• Support respiratory needs with BiPAP and monitoring oxygen saturation.
• Perform intermittent catheterisations during daytime.

Skills

Complex care experience

Respiratory care

Hygiene & patient handling

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 Flint.

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 through the night.

Their care needs consist of:

• Support with manual handling
• Feeds and Medication Administrationthrough Gastrostomy
• Monitoring of skin and tissue viability
• Respiratory requirements - non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP)with full face mask for daytime sleeps andovernight. Monitoring saturations and oxygen requirements
• Incontinence care - 4 hourly intermittent catheterisations during day time.

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, PEG feeding and catheterisation 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