Complex Care Health Assistant - Nottingham, NG5

NurtureCare; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

NurtureCare is seeking a compassionate Complex Care Healthcare Assistant to support a young adult with complex health needs in a home setting in Nottingham NG5.

You will provide round-the-clock care, health monitoring, personal care and safety, working with a small team to ensure high-quality, person-centred support. Full training will be provided and shifts include day and night coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with complex health needs.
• Experience with ventilation, oxygen therapy, suction, PEG feeding, epilepsy care, or medication administration.
• Calm, confident in urgent situations and able to follow care plans.
• Willing to complete client-specific training and competency assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily living support and assistance with activities of daily living.
• Monitor health, document observations and report changes to the team.
• Collaborate with family, clinical lead and on‑call nursing team to ensure consistent care.
• Follow detailed care plans and escalation procedures.

Skills

Ventilation

Oxygen therapy

PEG feeding

Medication administration

Moving and handling

Observation skills

Communication

Safeguarding

Teamwork

Calm under pressure

Education

Level 2/3 Health & Social Care

Job description

Complex Care Healthcare Assistant – NG5 - Nottingham

Location: Home and community setting
Role: Complex Care Healthcare Assistant
Support: Day and night shifts available, including 2:1 daytime support and 2:1 support at night
Client group: Young adult requiring complex care support

About the role

We are looking for kind, reliable and skilled carers to join a small, dedicated care team supporting a young woman with complex health needs as she transitions into adulthood.

The young person lives at home with her family and requires full support with all aspects of daily living, health monitoring, personal care, communication, comfort, safety and wellbeing. This is a rewarding role for experienced care professionals who are confident working in a complex care environment and who can provide safe, compassionate and person-centred support.

The successful applicants will work closely with the young person’s family, clinical lead, on-call nursing team and wider healthcare professionals to ensure consistent, high-quality care.

Skills and experience required

We are looking for applicants who have:

• Experience supporting children, young people or adults with complex health needs.
• Previous experience with ventilation, oxygen therapy, suction, PEG feeding, epilepsy care, medication administration or moving and handling, where possible.
• A calm and confident approach in urgent or emergency situations.
• Strong observation skills and the ability to notice subtle changes in presentation.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• A compassionate, respectful and reliable attitude.
• An understanding of safeguarding, infection prevention and control, confidentiality and dignity.
• The ability to follow detailed care plans and clinical guidance.
• A willingness to complete all client-specific training and competency assessments.

We are looking for someone who is

• Kind, patient and genuinely committed to making a difference.
• Reliable, professional and respectful.
• Confident supporting complex care needs.
• Calm under pressure and able to follow escalation procedures.
• Comfortable working in a family home.
• Observant and able to recognise changes in health or comfort.
• Able to work both independently and as part of a small care team.
• Committed to promoting dignity, safety, wellbeing and quality of life.
• Level 2/Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• PLEASE NOTE: We currently unable to offer sponsorships for this position

Why join this care team?

This is a meaningful and specialist role where you will support a young person to remain safe, comfortable and well cared for at home as she moves into adulthood. You will become part of a consistent team making a real difference to her daily life, health, comfort and wellbeing. Full training will be provided.