Childrens Complex Care Assistant

Interserve Healthcare; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Full training & paid induction

Career growth

Family-friendly

National opportunities

Perks & discounts

Job summary

Interserve Healthcare is seeking a compassionate care assistant to support a young boy with Kabuki Syndrome, Epilepsy and learning difficulties. You will provide personal care, seizure management, medication administration, observation monitoring and PEG feeding in a family-centered setting.

The role requires empathy, resilience and the ability to stay calm under pressure. Full nurse-led training and induction are provided.

Responsibilities

• PEG for medication and feeding
• Ventilator management
• Moving and handling
• Suction when required
• Personal care
• Supporting daily routines

Job description

What you’ll do

In this rewarding role, you will support a child with complex care needs, providing compassionate personal care, seizure management, medication administration, observation monitoring and PEG feeding. Our client is a young boy with Kabuki Syndrome, Epilepsy and learning difficulties. He is non-verbal and non mobile.

The right candidate will be calm under pressure, emotionally resilient. We need someone kind but firm, who can manage challenging moments with sensitivity and who thrives in a lively, family centred setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• PEG for medication and feeding
• Ventilator management
• Moving and handling
• Suction when required
• Personal care
• Moving and handling
• Supporting daily routines

What we’re looking for:

Experience in a care role would beneficial however you don’t need any care experience to apply, just plenty of care, compassion, and resilience as we provide full nurse-led training.

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