Spinal Injury Complex Care Assistant

Abbots Care; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid training induction

DBS paid by Abbots Care

Blue Light Discount

Paid development and qualifications

Care Worker Wellbeing App and Rewards

Job summary

Abbots Care is seeking a reliable and compassionate care worker to support a male client in his 30s with a spinal cord injury in his home in Ruislip, Greater London. The role involves daily living assistance, personal care, and mobility support with two shifts (days and nights) including an hour crossover for repositioning and care.

Shifts run 7am–8pm with 0-hour contracts and pay £15.00 per hour on weekdays and £16.00 per hour on weekends.

Qualifications

• 1 year of complex care experience (spinal injury or similar) is essential.
• A respectful, empathetic and professional approach.
• Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling (training provided).
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude.
• Reliable and punctual.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care, including washing, dressing, toileting, and grooming.
• Bowel care and catheter care – full training will be provided by Abbots Care training department and our community nurse assessor.
• Supporting transfers and mobility (using hoists and other equipment as needed).
• Assisting with physiotherapy or rehabilitation exercises.
• Accompanying the client to social activities, appointments and outings.
• Light domestic tasks to support a clean and comfortable living environment.
• Offering companionship and respectful, person-centred support.

Skills

Compassionate care

Reliability

Good communication

Personal care

Job description

Abbots Care is an award-winning homecare provider based in Hertfordshire with a CQC rating of outstanding. At Abbots Care, we pride ourselves on enhancing the lives of individuals living we support.

Our person-centred approach focuses on dignity, respect and personalised care to create a supportive and enriching environment.a CQC rating of outstanding.

We are seeking a reliable and compassionate individuals to support our male client in his 30s living with a spinal cord injury. This role involves providing daily living assistance, personal careand support with mobility, whilstpromoting independence and quality of life.

Our client lives in Ruislip - Greater London, where he shares his home with his wife and young child. Our client requires 24hr assistance and support from our care team due to his spinal injury.

The hours are split into 2 shifts, both days and nights.

Day shifts: 7am - 8pm

There is a 1 hour cross over on each shift where we assist our client with repositioning and personal care.

We are offering 0 hour contracts with rates of £15.00 per hour weekdays and £16.00 per hour weekends.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting with personal care, including washing, dressing, toileting, and grooming
• Bowel care and catheter care – full training will be provided by Abbots Care training department and our community nurse assessor.
• Supporting transfers and mobility (using hoists and other equipment as needed)
• Assisting with physiotherapy or rehabilitation exercises
• Accompanying the client to social activities, appointments andoutings
• Light domestic tasks to support a clean and comfortable living environment
• Offering companionship and respectful, person-centred support

The ideal candidate will need:

• To have 1 year complex care experience is essential due to the needs of our client. (Spinal injury or similar)
• a respectful, empathetic and professional approach
• To be physically fit and comfortable assisting with manual handling (training provided)
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude
• Must be reliable and punctual

What we offer you:

• Outstanding learning and development opportunities
• Fully Paid training induction delivered by our inhouse training department
• Enhanced DBS paid by Abbots Care
• Blue Light Discount to use in restaurants and high street stores
• Paid ongoing development and Diplomas
• Access to our brand-new Care Worker Wellbeing App and Rewards

There are so many reasons to join our team, but these are our top five:

• Feeling of reward; There is no better feeling than knowing you have made a difference to someone’s day, week or even month.
• Flexibility: We understand the importance of having a work life balance,
• Variety: No day is ever the same and this truly is a special part of working in care.
• Real qualifications; Unlike other care providers, we offer a full range of training and opportunities to gain qualifications, we also pay for your training course as well as the time you have spent training with us
• Our perks; There are plenty of reasons you will love working with us, from our competitive pay rates to our market leading mileage pay. We have a fantastic management team and operate an open-door policy in our branches
• When you join Abbots Care, you join a family like no other. We pride ourselves on the quality of the staff we employ, and when you join us, you will receive the absolute best training and ongoing support to help you in your role.