Healthcare Assistant

Sugarman Health & Wellbeing Limited; Bath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare recruitment provider is seeking a Care Assistant in Bath to support service users with complex needs. Candidates must be drivers with a full UK licence. The role includes assisting with spinal injuries and various care tasks. Benefits include training opportunities and weekly pay.

Benefits

Theoretical and Practical training

Career development opportunities

Ongoing support from office team

Double pay on bank holidays

Holiday pay

Qualifications

• A minimum of 6 months of professional UK Care experience.
• Complex Care experience preferred but not mandatory.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with care surrounding Spinal Injuries.
• Support service users with day-to-day challenges.
• Manage Wheelchair and CPAP Machine.

Skills

Understanding

Patience

Enthusiasm

Organisational skills

Physical fitness

Tools

NVQ level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Are you looking for a long-term career where you can make a difference? We have the perfect role for you!

Sugarman Health and Wellbeing is one of the UKs leading healthcare recruitment and care providers, specialising care and support with individuals who have Complex Needs and Social Care; Tailored to our service users' needs to promote independence and companionship.

Role: Care Assistant

Salary: £14ph per hour

Location: Bath, BA2

Job Type: Part Time

Shifts on offer: Monday to Friday 0800-1700 and Saturdays 0830-1200

Must be a driver with Full UK licence

About the Role:

Sugarman Health and Wellbeing are looking for Care Assistants to work with our service user in the Bath area, we will provide full training and competency assessment for candidates to assist with the care surrounding Spinal Injuries (including Autonomic Dysreflaxia management), Bowel Care, Catheter Maintenance, Wheelchair Management, CPAP Machine Maintenance as well as Cough Assist experience.

The ideal care assistant to work in this exciting role will be someone who is understanding, patient, enthusiastic and organised. These traits should allow you to further support the service user with their day-to-day challenges and needs.

The service user would like to get out into the community, therefore their will be high levels of manual handling, being physically fit is an advantage as you will need to push his wheelchair. When accessing the community, our service user will be using their mobility car, so you must be a driver holding a full UK Driving Licence.

* Please note that this vacancy is only open to female applicants due to the personal care required for a vulnerable individual as permitted under the Equality Act 2010*

What are the Benefits?

• Theoretical and Practical training is provided to ensure you have the correct skills and give yourself the opportunity to up skill yourself in the sector.
• Career development opportunities.
• NVQ level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care
• Ongoing support from our Office Team, Registered Managers and Clinical Nurses.
• Weekly Pay via PAYE or Umbrella Schemes
• Double Pay on Bank Holidays
• Holiday Pay

Requirements for the Role:

• A minimum of 6 months of professional UK Care experience.
• Complex Care experience preferred but not a mandatory need.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Sugarman Health and Wellbeing is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, age, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity or disability.

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