Female Tracheostomy Healthcare Assistant – Complex Care

Harmony HealthCare; Rotherham; In loco; GBP 19.000 - 28.000; Tempo pieno

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Harmony HealthCare seeks a Female Complex Healthcare Assistant to support a six-year-old girl with complex clinical needs at home in Rotherham. The role focuses on delivering safe, person-centred care and tracheostomy management as she transitions from hospital to home.

You will work with family, hospital staff and school to ensure safety and wellbeing, including daily routines, feeding support and driving needs where applicable.

Competenze

• Experience delivering complex clinical care in home/community settings.
• Ability to work with a child with spinal cord injury and complex needs.
• Compassionate, reliable and patient-focused approach.

Mansioni

• Provide safe, compassionate, patient-centred care in home/community settings.
• Deliver tracheostomy care, including suctioning and humidification.
• Monitor breathing, comfort and clinical presentation; respond to changes.
• Support medication administration per care plan and PEJ feeding where required.
• Assist with urinary and bowel management and personal care duties.
• Manage clinical equipment safely (suction, ventilation, feeding) and report changes.

Conoscenze

Tracheostomy care

Clinical care

Patient monitoring

Medication administration

Family communication

Strumenti

Suction equipment

Ventilation equipment

PEJ feeding equipment

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FEMALE TRACHEOSTOMY HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT – COMPLEX CARE

Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire (S62)Pay: £17.00 per hour, including holiday payHours: Full-timeDay shifts: 8:30am–6:30pmNight shifts: 10:00pm–8:00amWorking pattern: Monday to Sunday, including weekends

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a compassionate, reliable and experienced Female Complex Healthcare Assistant to support a six-year-old girl with complex clinical needs in a home and community setting.

The service user has a non-traumatic spinal cord injury and is currently receiving hospital care, with discharge home anticipated. This is an opportunity to support her transition from hospital to home, helping establish familiar routines and providing consistent, person-centred care.

You will work closely with the family, hospital professionals and school staff to ensure her safety, comfort and wellbeing.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing safe, compassionate and person-centred care at home and in community settings.
• Delivering tracheostomy care, including suctioning and humidification.
• Monitoring breathing, comfort and overall clinical presentation.
• Supporting medication administration in line with the care plan.
• Supporting PEJ feeding.
• Providing full assistance with urinary and bowel management.
• Assisting with personal care, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
• Managing clinical equipment safely, including suction, ventilation and feeding equipment.
• Recognising changes in clinical condition and responding appropriately to emergencies.
• Supporting daily routines, communication and emotional wellbeing.
• Accompanying the service user to school, activities and community outings.
• Working collaboratively with family members, healthcare professionals and school staff.
• Building a positive relationship with the service user and her family.

A driving licence is preferred but not essential.

TRAINING AND INDUCTION

You will be required to complete three days of package-specific training, including virtual and face-to-face sessions. Additional training, potentially up to five days, may be required depending on your experience and the Clinical Care Manager's assessment of your competencies.

SHADOW SHIFTS

You will be offered between three and five shadow shifts to help you become familiar with the service user, family, care routines and clinical requirements. Shadow shifts are paid at a lower rate.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

We are looking for someone who is caring, dependable and confident in delivering complex clinical care. You should be able to build trust with a young service user and her family while providing safe, consistent support during this important transition from hospital to home.

If you have the relevant tracheostomy and complex care experience and are looking for a rewarding full-time opportunity, we would love to hear from you