Complex Care Assistant

Prestige-Nursing-; Forfar; On-site; GBP 22,041 - 26,174; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training sessions

Flexible hours

Direct client work

Blue light card

CPD

Volunteer time off

Holiday pay

Refer a friend

24/7 support line

Local branch support

Job summary

Prestige Nursing & Care is seeking a Complex Care Assistant in Forfar, Scotland. You will provide care for two clients in one home, assist with personal care and daily living activities, and accompany outings in a wheelchair-accessible vehicle.

Applicants should have care experience, be comfortable working with clients with epilepsy and non-verbal clients (full training provided), and hold a valid driving option with access to transport for rural locations.

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting.
• Ability to work with epilepsy and non-verbal clients (full training provided).
• Driver with access to own transport and confidence in driving a wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
• Full-time 35+ hours with occasional overnights, up to one week per month.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for two clients within the same home.
• Support clients with personal care, daily living activities, and outings.
• Work with a competent team of carers to provide support.
• Drive clients’ wheelchair-accessible vehicle as required.

Skills

Epilepsy awareness

Non-verbal care experience

Driver with own transport

Comfort driving wheelchair vehicle

Care setting experience

Flexible / zero-hour option

Job description

Complex Care Assistant (cca256) – Forfar, Scotland

Salary: GBP16.4 - GBP18.73 per hour

Job Purpose

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

• Understanding and experience of working with clients with epilepsy and non‑verbal individuals (full training will be provided)
• Driver with access to own transport and confidence in driving a wheelchair‑accessible vehicle (rural location)
• Experience in a care setting and a level of flexibility required
• Full‑time 35+ hours with occasional overnights, up to one week per month (mostly day shift)

Responsibilities

• Provide care for two clients within the same home
• Support clients with personal care, daily living activities, and outings
• Work with a competent team of carers to provide support
• Drive clients’ wheelchair‑accessible vehicle as required

What we offer

• Paid training sessions and shadow shifts (National Minimum Wage)
• Flexibility of zero‑hour contract or contracted hours according to lifestyle
• Direct work with our own clients (no agency work)
• Blue light card, enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption schemes
• Continued professional development
• Paid time off to volunteer and give back to charitable causes
• Holiday pay
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee assistance line (24/7, confidential)
• Support from local branch team and out‑of‑hours support

Equal Opportunities

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.

Recruitment Process Notes

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. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC. Due to the necessary checks, timelines may extend.

As a private provider of home care in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care is not affiliated to the NHS and is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time. We reserve the right to close this position early.