Complex Care Worker

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

Job summary

A home care service provider in Plymouth seeks a Professional Carer to support clients with complex care needs, requiring a full UK driving licence. The role includes personal care, administering medication, and assisting daily living activities. Competitive hourly rates are offered along with additional benefits such as holiday pay and training opportunities.

Benefits

Holiday pay

Free DBS

Pension scheme

Refer a friend scheme

Paid time off to volunteer

Employee assistance line

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Professional Carer.
• Flexible availability including weekends.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Full UK driver's licence needed.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care tasks.
• Administer medication and assist with complex care.
• Encourage fluids and nutrition.
• Maintain care records and assist with daily living activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Kindness and empathy

Reliability

Proactive and positive nature

Job description

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 Including 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• 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
• Please note that sleeping nights are paid at £9 per hour.

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake enhanced DBS / PVG, right to work, reference and employment history checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

As a private provider of home care in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care is not affiliated to the NHS, as such we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa at this time.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.