Complex Health Care Assistant

Esme Blake Care Services; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

Fully paid complex clinical training

Ongoing support from clinicians

Job summary

Esme Blake Care Services is a specialist complex care provider supporting children and young people with complex clinical conditions in their own homes across Sussex. Our care is personal, unhurried and centered around trust, dignity and clinical excellence.

We are looking for compassionate, reliable Health Care Assistants to join our close-knit care team in Haywards Heath. You will support children and young people with complex health needs in their own homes, working closely with families and

Qualifications

• Experience as a Health Care Assistant or similar with complex clinical care experience
• Calm, compassionate and professional approach
• Reliability and commitment to clients
• Willingness to drive to clients' home
• Right to work in the UK

Responsibilities

• Personal care and daily living support
• Clinical tasks such as tracheostomy care, suctioning, enteral feeding, oxygen therapy, epilepsy management
• Supporting routines, play, learning and development
• Monitoring and reporting changes in condition
• Providing reassurance and confidence to families

Job description

Health Care Assistant - Complex Care | Children & Young People

Haywards Heath, West Sussex

With clients across Sussex (Pulborough, Haywards Heath & Newhaven)

We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time

Make a real difference every single shift.

We are a specialist complex care provider supporting children and young people with complex clinical conditions in their own homes across Sussex. Our care is personal, unhurried and centered around trust, dignity and clinical excellence.

Due to growth, we are looking for compassionate, reliable Health Care Assistants to join our close knit care team.

The Role

You will be supporting children and young people with complex health needs in their own homes, working closely with families and a multidisciplinary clinical team.

Depending on the client, duties may include:

• Personal care and daily living support
• Clinical tasks (training provided) such as tracheostomy care, suctioning, enteral feeding, oxygen therapy, epilepsy management
• Supporting routines, play, learning and development
• Monitoring and reporting changes in condition
• Providing reassurance and confidence to families

We carefully match staff to clients to ensure continuity, confidence and safety.

What We’re Looking For

We’re more interested in the right values and attitude than years of experience.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience as a Health Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar, with complex clinical care experience
• A calm, compassionate and professional approach
• Reliability and commitment to your clients
• Willingness to drive to your clients home (specifics can be discussed at interview stage)
• The right to work in the UK

Full paid training, shadow shifts and ongoing clinical support are provided.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive pay rates
• Consistent shifts with the same clients
• Fully paid complex clinical training
• Ongoing support from experienced Care Coordinators and clinicians
• A genuinely supportive, family-run organisation
• The chance to build meaningful relationships and see the impact of your care

We understand how important confidence is for families, because we’ve been there ourselves. That’s why we invest in our staff and do things properly.