Complex Care Assistant

Prestige Nursing; Horsham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Complex Care Assistant in Horsham. This role involves providing specialized support for a gentleman, focusing on personal care and specific health conditions. Candidates must have experience in complex care, particularly with epilepsy, and be prepared for flexible working hours.

Benefits

National Minimum Wage for training

Flexibility of contract hours

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity schemes

Continued professional development

Holiday pay

Refer a friend scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance line

Support from local branch team

Qualifications

• Experience in complex care, especially with epilepsy, is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support a gentleman with personal care and nutrition needs.
• Provide assistance with understanding and managing epilepsy.
• Work 10-hour shifts, including some weekends.

Skills

Complex care experience

Understanding of epilepsy

Knowledge of acquired brain injury

Knowledge of learning disability

Job description

Complex Care Assistant

Horsham, West Sussex

£16.01 – £18.27 per hour. £24.02 public holidays.

Due to location a driver is essential for this role.

About Prestige Nursing & Care Worthing

Our Worthing branch are all long serving and have a vast knowledge of the area and our client base. 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 a difference in their lives.

What our client is looking for

Our client is looking for a Complex Care Assistant to support a gentleman in Horsham. Shifts are 10 hours 1:1 to include various days Monday to Friday and may include some weekends. Clients care requirements include personal care, fluid and nutrition support and a good understanding of epilepsy, acquired brain injury and learning disability. Complex Care experience, especially in Epilepsy, would be essential.

Do you need experience?

Complex care experience, especially in Epilepsy, is essential.

What we offer:

• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts

• We offer the flexibility of either a zero-hour contract or contracted hours, whichever suits your lifestyle the most.

• Work with our own clients, no agency work

• Pension scheme

• Blue light card

• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

• Continued professional development to support you & your career

• Holiday pay

• Refer a friend scheme

• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our 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 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.

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

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