Care Assistant (Paediatric Complex Care)

Prestige Nursing; Peterborough, Ovingdean; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Paid training

Pension scheme

Free DBS check

Job summary

Prestige Nursing & Care in Peterborough is seeking a compassionate Care Assistant to support a child with complex medical needs at home in Warmington. You will provide high-quality, 24/7 care as part of a dedicated team, ensuring safety and comfort in daily routines and activities.

Full or part-time shifts available, with a pattern including weekdays and weekends. A full UK driving licence is essential, and sponsorship is not provided for overseas candidates.

Qualifications

• Experience in a complex care role or a care assistant role is required.

Responsibilities

• Support a child with complex medical needs at home in Warmington.
• Provide 24/7 care as part of a consistent and skilled care team.
• Deliver high-quality care to maintain safety and comfort in daily routines.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Care Assistant (Paediatric Complex Care)

Warmington, Peterborough (PE8)

Drivers with a full UK licence is essential

Hours required (full or part time) are:

Monday to Friday:
15:30 – 20:30
15:30 – 23:30

Saturday and Sunday:
07:30 – 15:30
08:30 – 20:30
15:30 – 23:30

£14.20 – £16.00 per hour (depending on experience and shift)

6-year-old Client – Complex Needs

Experience in either a complex care role or a care assistant role is required.

Drivers with a full UK licence is essential

As a Company we are unable to provide Sponsorship for overseas candidates. Including, graduate visas, sponsorship visas and student visas.

Join Prestige Nursing & Care – Make a Real Difference Every Day

We’re looking for compassionate, reliable, and experienced Care Assistants to support a delightful child, aged 5, living at home with his loving family in Warmington. The client has complex medical needs and requires 24/7 care provided by a consistent and skilled care team.

Peterborough branch prides itself on the care they deliver in and around the community, with colleagues and clients having been with us for over 15 years! Whilst our branch is situated close to Peterborough City Centre, much of our work is in and around our city. We offer a variety of care services; however, we do pride ourselves on the excellent support and care we deliver, specialising in brain & spinal injuries, complex care, and support work for children and young adults with an array of needs.

Take a look at what some of our colleagues here say about us…..

"Great place to work. I always have good shifts and lots of hours to work around my family life"

"The office staff are fantastic! they are so supportive, approachable and welcoming"

"The communication is great with your shifts and training, and you’re paid for all training!"

"I would recommend working at Prestige Nursing & Care to everyone"

What our clients are looking for

As part of our team, we will all work together to create a positive and supportive environment where our clients feels safe and supported. We aim to transform lives by been professional, caring, passionate and supportive.

You will have the opportunity to make a huge difference in our client’s lives. You will be committed to making a difference, this includes creating positive relationships with our clients and families, meeting their needs, and always having their best interests at the heart of what we do.

Do you need experience?

As much as experience is highly preferred for this Complex Care role, we will consider applicants that have come from other care related roles as we do offer excellent and high standard complex care training.

Why choose us?

• A variety of shifts to suit your lifestyle with weekly pay
• You will be paid for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts.
• Work with our own clients, no agency work.
• Pension scheme, Blue light card & Free DBS check
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
• Continued professional development to support you & your career
• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
• We don’t have any of our colleagues travelling from home to home, no more feeling rushed, and giving you more time to spend with your client….in fact, we don’t do POP INS full stop
• Our office team are really relaxed and supportive, we’re here to support you as much as our clients.
• We have a variety of work and shifts all over Peterborough, this will support you as a valued colleague to have a healthy work / life balance.
• We are specialists in what we do and are proud of the care that we deliver.
• The work you do and the clients you support are varied, interesting and you’ll learn a lot as well as building relationships over a period of time.

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines. All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

As a Company we are unable to provide Sponsorship for overseas candidates. Applicants must have proof of right to work in the UK. It is a requirement to provide an overseas police check dated within the last 3 months of being in the UK if you have lived outside of the UK for longer than a year in the last 5 years.

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Prestige Nursing & Care reserve the right to close this role early

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