Complex Care Assistant

Prestige Nursing and Care; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Cheltenham is seeking a Complex Care Assistant for both day and night shifts. The role involves providing essential support including personal care, nutrition, and clinical observations. Ideal candidates will have some experience in complex care, with full training provided. The position offers flexibility with contracts and various employee benefits, including paid training, pension scheme, and continued professional development. Join us to make a positive impact on clients' lives.

Benefits

Paid National Minimum Wage for training

Pension scheme

Flexible contract options

Paid time off to volunteer

Employee Assistance line 24/7

Enhanced maternity/paternity schemes

Qualifications

• Complex care experience preferred but full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support nutrition and hydration.
• Provide basic life support.
• Carry out clinical observations.
• Assist with personal care and moving.
• Manage pressure care.

Skills

Nutrition and Hydration support

Basic life support

Suprapubic catheter care

Clinical observations

Personal care

Moving and assisting

Domestic care

Pressure care management

Record keeping and report writing

Education

Complex care experience preferred

Job description

Job Description

Job title: Complex Care Assistant

Location: Cheltenham

Shifts: Days and nights

Pay: £13.68-£14.98; Bank holidays: £20.52

About Prestige Nursing & Care Gloucester

Our purpose is to provide high quality, community-based specialist home care and support. We aim to work together to achieve the goals of each of our varying clients, and to make lives better for our clients.

What our client is looking for

Our client is looking for a female carer for days and nights in the Cheltenham area. Days can be long days or short days and nights are from 20:00-08:00.

Responsibilities include:

• Nutrition and Hydration support.
• Basic life support.
• Suprapubic catheter care.
• Clinical observations.
• Personal care.
• Moving and assisting.
• Domestic care.
• Pressure care management.
• Record keeping and report writing.

Do you need experience?

Complex care experience preferred but full nurse-led training will be given.

What we offer

• Paid National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts.
• Flexibility of either a zero-hour contract or contracted hours.
• Work with our own clients, no agency work.
• Pension scheme.
• Blue light card.
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity and Adoption schemes.
• Continued professional development to support your career.
• Paid time off to volunteer and give back to charities and causes that matter to you.
• Holiday pay.
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for staff.
• Support from your local branch team and out-of-hours support.

Want to find out how you can make life better for yourself and the people you care for? Apply today.

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. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

Due to the nature of these important checks, the recruitment process timeline may be extended.

As a private provider of home care in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care is not affiliated to the NHS, so we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa at this time.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues promote equal opportunities for all and challenge any behaviour or practice that discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

We reserve the right to close this position early.

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