Complex Healthcare Support Worker

Superior Healthcare; Edenbridge; On-site; GBP 370 - 430; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

Referral bonus £50 per friend

Paid training and induction

Annual refreshers

Counselling support

Holiday pay accumulation

Employee events

Support from Nurses and Supervisors

Job summary

Superior Healthcare in Edenbridge is seeking a dedicated complex care assistant to work 1:1 with a client in their own home on the outskirts of Edenbridge, providing clinical and personal care to help achieve personal goals and interests.

The client is a man in his 30s with quadriplegic cerebral palsy who enjoys fitness, gym, swimming, art, theatre and community activities; you will assist with PEG feeding, medication administration and moving and handling, using eye movement or ipad typing to

Qualifications

• PEG feeding and medication support experience.
• IT literacy for documentation and communication.
• Willingness to participate in activities with client.

Responsibilities

• Strong personality and motivation to support client daily.
• Energetic and adaptable to changing needs.
• Attention to detail in care tasks and safety.
• Calm and patient approach to challenging situations.

Skills

PEG experience

IT experience

Keen swimmer

Manual handling

Observant

Engage in activities

Job description

Overview:

We are seeking a new team complex care assistant to work 1:1 with our client in their own home in the outskirts of Edenbridge. Supporting day-to-day you will help the client achieve their personal goals and pursue their interests whilst providing clinical and personal care support.

The client:

You would be working with a gentleman in his 30's who has a passion for everything fitness and physical wellbeing. With typical days spent between the gym, swimming pool, trampolining, massage, yoga and his home you would be someone who is keen to share and encourage these passions. Alongside this you would attend art sessions as well as access the community together in order to attend shows at the theatre (primarily musical comedy), go shopping and meet with friends.

Our client has clinical needs due to his quadriplegic cerebral palsy. These include PEG feeding, medication administration and moving and handling. He communicates via eye movement or typing on his ipad.

Ideal candidate:

Someone active, energetic and willing to get stuck in, specifically someone happy to swim and support with gym equipment

Someone who can hold a meaningful, engaging conversation with a good sense of humour

Someone who is confident in their capabilities and willing to listen, learn and adapt their focus and expectations to prioritise our client

Someone keen to be in the community and access new settings

Someone seeking to build a meaningful professional relationship built on trust

Someone compassionate and kind who will empower and support our client

Someone self-motivated and able to work under their own initiative

Someone with keen attention to detail, who is observant and calm

Pay Rate: £370.80- £425.22 (per 24 hour shift, day/sleep)

Responsibilities

• Strong Personality and Motivated


• Energetic and Adaptable


• Attention To Detail


• Calm and Patient

Requirements

• Willingness To Partake And Engage In All Activities


• PEG Experience


• IT Experience


• Keen Swimmer


• Manual Handling Experience


• Observant

Benefits

• Blue Light Card - we'll pay for it.


• Earn a £50 voucher for every friend you refer who joins our team.


• Thorough paid training and supported induction, with annual paid refreshers.


• We help you save for Christmas.


• Wellbeing support including up to six counselling sessions.


• We reward Employees of the Month with a £100 voucher.


• Employee events throughout the year, including fish and chips on the beach.


• Consistent support from our team of Nurses and Field Care Supervisors.


• Accumulate holiday pay as you work.