Complex care worker

Prestige Nursing and Care Plymouth; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care provider in Plymouth seeks a dedicated Professional Carer to support individuals with complex care needs. Candidates should have a full UK driving license and prior experience in care roles. The position offers competitive hourly pay, flexible hours, training, and strong team support. Join us in providing the highest quality of care in a friendly and empathetic environment.

Benefits

Holiday pay

Free DBS

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Refer a friend scheme

Paid time off to volunteer

Employee Assistance line – available 24/7

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence is essential for this role.
• Experience in personal care tasks is a must.
• Proven ability to support individuals with complex care needs.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care tasks.
• Administer medication.
• Perform complex care tasks such as bowel management and cough assist.
• Prepare & encourage fluids & nutrition.
• Assist with activities of daily living & outings.

Skills

Paid previous experience as a Professional Carer

Flexible availability

Excellent communication skills

Kind & Empathetic

Trustworthy & Reliable

Proactive & Positive Nature

Job description

Professional Carer and Complex Care Worker

Full UK Driving Licence is essential for this role.

Plymouth area – £13.68 – £20.52 per hour – Weekly Pay / Free DBS / Holiday Pay

Various Hours Available – across Plymouth & surrounding areas

Are you an experienced carer who has a passion to provide first class care to individuals in their own home, supporting them to maintain their independence as much as possible?

Do you want to grow in your career with dedicated support behind you from your local branch team?

We have exciting vacancies within our local team for more Professional Carers to join us in our passion to provide the best possible care for the people we support.

This vacancy in particular is to support clients who have complex care needs. We will provide all training and support; classroom sessions and competencies to give you all of the knowledge you need to effectively support our clients. Our clients have their own mobility vehicle and you will be required to drive this – so a full clean driving licence is required.

Hours include sleep in* nights and includes weekend work too. Day hours vary – some days are 0700-1400, some are 0800-1900 and we have shorter hours available too.

About us

The Plymouth branch opened in 1997 and the most important thing to us is that people we support, and our care team are happy. We are a friendly and supportive team with quality at the forefront of everything we do.

We will work with you, providing exceptional training and support so that you can go to work and do what you do best, without any worries or uncertainty.

Your role will include

• Supporting with personal care tasks
• Administering medication
• Complex care tasks such as bowel management and cough assist
• Preparing & Encouraging Fluids & Nutrition
• Assisting with activities of daily living & outings
• Maintaining skin integrity
• Domestic Duties & Shopping Trips where appropriate
• Maintaining and updating care records

We’re looking for

• Paid previous experience as a Professional Carer
• Flexible availability to include every-other weekend is essential
• Excellent communication skills
• A full UK driver’s licence & Business Insurance
• Kind & Empathetic
• Trustworthy & Reliable
• Proactive & Positive Nature
• Professional Employment References.

What we offer

• Holiday pay
• Free DBS
• Pension scheme
• Blue light card
• Refer a friend scheme
• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
• Continued professional development to support you & your career
• Paid time off to volunteer and give back to the charities and causes that matter to you
• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support