Complex Care Assistant

City & County Healthcare Group; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Full training & paid induction

Career growth

Family-friendly

National opportunities

Perks & discounts

Job summary

City & County Healthcare Group in Nottingham is seeking a caregiver to support a 93-year-old man with complex needs at home, including tracheostomy care and PEG feeding. You will help with daily activities and mobility in a compassionate, patient-focused environment.

Full nurse-led training is provided; a DBS check is covered, and there are opportunities for career progression and family-friendly benefits. UK-wide opportunities are mentioned within the group.

Qualifications

• No prior care experience required; full nurse-led training provided.
• Previous experience with tracheostomy care, suctioning, PEG care, bowel management, medication administration or moving and handling would be beneficial, but isn’t essential.
• A meet and greet with the client will be required as part of the recruitment process.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care
• Tracheostomy care
• PEG feed management
• Moving and handling
• Supporting with bowel management
• Administering medication
• Supporting with day-to-day activities

Job description

Pay: Days -£14.30 per hour | Nights - £14.80 per hour

Shifts:Days & Nights Available -

8am - 8pm

8pm - 8am

We areCCH. With14,000colleagues across32care companies, we have one purpose: to make sure no one in need of care is ever forgotten or left behind. We’re not only changing lives, we’re transforming the care sector. Our people-first approach puts care professionals at the centre of everything we do.Our goal is simple: to be the best place to work in care.

What makes CCH a great place to work? The results speak for themselves:

• 5,243 care professionals have referred a friendto join our company.
• 135 internal promotionswere earned in just 12 months
• Every Operational Director began their career as a care professional

AtAdvantage Healthcare, part of CCH, we live by our values of Community, Courage, and Heart and we’re looking for like-minded people to join our growing Complex Care team in Nottingham.

Job Description

What you’ll do

In this role, you’ll support a 93-year-old gentleman with complex care needs who has a tracheostomy. You’ll be there to help him remain comfortable and well supported while receiving care within his own home.

The key tasks within this role include:

• Providing personal care
• Tracheostomy care
• PEG feed management
• Moving and handling
• Supporting with bowel management
• Administering medication
• Supporting with day-to-day activities

Our enjoys watching television and films and is particularly interested in football and cricket, if you are a fan of the latter it would be a big plus!

Qualifications

What we’re looking for:

You don’t need previous care experience to apply for this role, just plenty of care, compassion and resilience, as we provide full nurse-led training.

Previous experience with tracheostomy care, suctioning, PEG care, bowel management, medication administration or moving and handling would be beneficial, but isn’t essential.

A meet and greet with the client will be required as part of the recruitment process.

Additional Information

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