Complex Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare Limited; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Full training

Flexible work patterns

Career progression

Family-friendly leave

National opportunities

Perks & discounts

Job summary

Advantage Healthcare Limited is seeking a compassionate care assistant to support a gentleman with cerebral palsy at home. You’ll help with evening and night routines after the day centre, and assist with personal care, meals, and night-time tasks.

No prior care experience is required as full nurse-led training is provided. A full UK driving licence is essential to be considered for this role, with opportunities for weekend community activities and progression within the organisation.

Qualifications

• No care experience required; full nurse-led training provided.
• Experience with medication administration and moving and handling is beneficial but not essential.
• Must hold a full UK driving licence to be considered for this role.

Responsibilities

• Support a 54-year-old gentleman with cerebral palsy in his own home.
• Assist with evening and night-time routine after day centre.
• Support weekends with community activities and outings.

Skills

Care

Compassion

Resilience

Job description

Job Description

In this role, you’ll support a 54-year-old gentleman with cerebral palsy in his own home. Our client attends a day centre during the week, and you’ll provide support when he returns home, helping him with his evening and night-time routine.

At weekends, you may also support him to get out and enjoy activities in the community. He particularly enjoys hydrotherapy swimming, listening to music and watching television.

The key tasks within this role include:

• Supporting with personal care, including showering
• Moving and handling
• Preparing meals
• Administering medication
• Completing his evening and night-time routine
• Supporting him with days out and activities at weekends

Qualifications

You don’t need any care experience to apply for this role, just plenty of care, compassion and resilience, as we provide full nurse-led training. Experience with medication administration and moving and handling would be beneficial but isn’t essential.

You must hold a full UK driving licence to be considered for this role.

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
• Flexibility - work patterns that fit your lifestyle
• 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