Complex Care Assistant

Interserve Healthcare; Wash; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Full training & paid induction

Career growth

Family-friendly leave

National opportunities

Perks & discounts

Job summary

Interserve Healthcare is seeking a compassionate caregiver to support a 93-year-old gentleman with complex care needs at home.

You will perform personal care, tracheostomy care, suctioning, PEG feed management, moving and handling, bowel management, medication administration, and day-to-day activities, with full nurse-led training provided.

Qualifications

• You don’t need previous care experience to apply, 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Care & compassion

Resilience

Willingness to train

Job description

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
• Suctioning
• 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