Support Worker

Advantage Healthcare; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Advantage Healthcare as a Support Worker, providing care to clients with complex needs at home. Enhance your skills in a rewarding environment, working with individuals who have spinal injuries and other challenges. Enjoy benefits like paid leave and maternity/paternity options while advancing your career in the largest care company in the UK.

Benefits

Maternity/Paternity leave

Paid annual leave

Refer a friend scheme

Enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

• Experience in complex care preferred.
• Proficiency in bowel management and handling equipment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with spinal injuries and complex needs.
• Assist registered nurses with invasive ventilation and cough assist.
• Provide care for clients of all ages in their homes.

Skills

Bowel Management

Moving & Handling

Job description

Shifts Available:8am - 8pm Days | 8pm - 8am Nights

Access to a vehicle required, due to the geographical location of the role.

What we offer

Maidstone Complex SCP is part of City & County Healthcare Group. You’ll have access to all the resources, career pathways, benefits, investments, opportunities, and security that being part of City & County Healthcare Group brings. It’s the best of both worlds.

We're sorry, but we do not currently offer sponsorship to applicants.

What you’ll get

• Maternity/Paternity leave
• Paid annual leave
• Refer a friend scheme
• Enhanced DBS check

Job Description

What you'll do

This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your current skill base and join us as a Support Worker. For this role, you must have experience in looking after clients with peg feed. We care for and support people of all ages, in the community, and their homes, with Spinal Cord injury, Muscular dystrophy, acquired brain injuries and many other complex needs. Every day will be different. And you’ll never know what challenges you’re about to face next. One thing you can be sure of though, is that you’ll be making your clients’ days brighter, whilst developing your skills and knowledge.

The client is a young adult who has sustained a spinal injury, and due to this, the client would require several complex needs that need to be met, such as:

• Bowel Management
• Moving &Handling.

You will also be required to assist our registered general nurses on shift in the following where needed:

• Invasive Ventilation
• Cough Assist.

Qualifications

What you'll need

Experience in complex care would be extremely advantageous, especially in the following:

• Bowel Management.
• Moving & Handling Equipment.

Additional Information

Why choose us?

We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech, and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice, and security. Join us on our journey and continue yours.

City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.