Care Assistant

CCH Group; Flint; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Full training & paid induction

Career growth

Family-friendly – enhanced leave

Job summary

City & County Healthcare Group (CCH) is seeking a friendly Complex Care Assistant to support a young child through the night in Flint. The role focuses on full dependency care, including feeds, medication administration via gastrostomy, and respiratory monitoring.

Experience with complex paediatric care is preferred; training and full induction are provided. DBS clearance is covered, with opportunities for career growth within CCH.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for children with complex requirements is preferred but not essential.
• Experience in respiratory management, PEG feeding and catheterisation would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support a young child who is fully dependent for all care through the night.
• Assist with manual handling, feeds and medication administration via gastrostomy.
• Monitor skin and tissue viability and respiratory status (BiPAP with full-face mask).
• Perform 4-hourly intermittent catheterisations during the day.

Skills

Communication skills

Care experience

Job description

Shifts:Monday - Sunday, Nights (22:00 - 07:00)

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, experience caring for children with complex requirements in a home care setting would be preferred, but is not essential. 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