Care Assistant

City and County Healthcare Group Ltd; Heysham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization based in the UK is seeking a Complex Care Assistant. This role involves providing care for individuals with complex needs, including spinal cord injury and acquired brain injuries. The position offers full training and clinical support, allowing you to enhance your skills in areas such as tracheotomy and ventilation. Ideal candidates should possess compassion and resilience, with opportunities for career development in a unified health care team.

Benefits

Maternity/Paternity leave

Paid annual leave

Refer a friend scheme

Enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful.
• Skills in tracheotomy, ventilation, seizure management, and stoma care are a plus.
• Compassion and resilience are essential qualities.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support for individuals with complex needs.
• Enhance skills and knowledge with available training.
• Face different challenges each day to brighten clients' lives.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

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
• Paid annual leave
• Refer a friend scheme
• Enhanced DBS check

Job Description

Complex Care Assistant: Role & Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

Care Assistant Job: Skills & Requirement

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

Additional Information

Why choose us?

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.