Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Healthcare, part of CCH, is seeking a compassionate support worker to care for a young child with complex medical needs at home in Birmingham. The role includes helping with transfers, airway management, PEG feeding, and daily activities.

You will work Wednesdays to Fridays during the day, with paid annual leave and a pay rate of £12.71 per hour. The ideal candidate is reliable, patient, and can communicate clearly with family and professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience in suctioning and PEG feeding is essential.
• Experience supporting individuals with complex care needs.
• Reliable, punctual and patient with excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for a non-ambulant child at home, including transfers and repositioning.
• Assist with airway management, suctioning, chest physiotherapy and managing secretions.
• Administer feeds and medications via gastrostomy and supervise PEG feeding.
• Support school attendance and participation in daily activities.
• Engage in play and social interactions, and support family needs.

Skills

Suctioning

PEG feeding

Medication administration

Seizures

Reliability

Communication skills

Patience

Job description

We are looking for a compassionate, dependable, and dedicated support worker to provide care for a young child with complex medical and physical needs, living at home with their family. The child has a neurological condition affecting development, epilepsy, and a neuromuscular condition resulting in significant weakness in the lower limbs. They are non-ambulant and require full support with transfers and repositioning. The role involves assisting with airway management, including suctioning, deep suctioning, and chest physiotherapy due to difficulties managing secretions. You will also support PEG feeding, including administering feeds and medication. The child follows a blended diet via gastrostomy, which has had a positive impact on their overall wellbeing. They have made excellent developmental progress and attend school five days a week when well. You will support school attendance and participation in daily activities. The child is vocal, enjoys interaction, and engages well with others. They enjoy sensory and water-based play, outdoor activities, and social interaction. They are very family-oriented and enjoy spending time with siblings. Experience in suctioning and PEG feeding is essential, along with previous experience supporting individuals with complex care needs. This role is ideal for someone who is patient, attentive, and passionate about supporting a child to live a full and happy life.

• PEG feeding
• Suctioning
• Medication administration
• Seizures

What you will need:

• To be reliable and punctual
• Have excellent communication skills
• Show patience, kindness, and a calm temperament
• Be able to respond sensibly and calmly in all circumstances
• Promote choice, respect, and dignity
• Be observant and willing to gain a deep understanding of me and my needs
• Want to be part of my everyday life-filling it with joy, encouragement, and security
• Be able to record information accurately, clearly, and promptly

Pay: £12.71 per hour

Shifts: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Days (08:00 - 16:00) and annual leave cover

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 Birmingham.