Waking Night Complex Care Assistant

ALCEDO CARE LIMITED; Chester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Pension and holiday pay

Specialist client-specific training

Clinical training and sign-off from RN

Paid training after first week

Enhanced bank-holiday rates

Fully funded NVQ qualifications

Career development via Rising Stars

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

ALCEDO CARE LIMITED is seeking a Waking Night Complex Care Assistant to support an adult client at their West Kirby home. You will provide dedicated, person-centred night-time care, assisting with ventilation, feeding and medicines while monitoring safety during nocturnal hours.

Full training is provided by a team of qualified nurses, with opportunities for specialist training, paid training after the first week, and enhanced bank-holiday rates.

Qualifications

• At least three months’ hands-on care experience in a UK care setting or caring for a family member.
• Comfort with personal and continence care.
• Confident supporting a client who communicates non-verbally.
• Willing to complete specialist complex-care training.
• Reliable and able to work waking-night shifts from 11:00pm to 7:00am.
• Able to travel reliably to the client’s home in West Kirby.

Responsibilities

• Provide attentive support throughout the night.
• Support the use of non-invasive ventilation.
• Monitor for choking and respiratory risks.
• Support the use of a cough-assist machine.
• Provide gastrostomy care and medication administration.
• Support safe mobility and transfers.
• Reduce and manage falls risks.
• Assist with personal care and continence care.
• Support meals, nutrition and hydration.
• Ensure the client’s communication device remains accessible.

Skills

Care experience

Non-verbal communication

Travel to client home

Job description

£14.75–£15.75 per hour, plus pension and holiday pay
Equivalent to: £16.53–£17.65 per hour

Free DBS check | Immediate interviews | Specialist training provided

Join Alcedo Care as a Waking Night Complex Care Assistant supporting an adult client in their own home in West Kirby.

This role may be particularly suitable for applicants living within easy travelling distance of West Kirby, including Hoylake, Meols, Moreton, Greasby, Irby, Caldy, Heswall and surrounding Wirral areas.

About the client and role

You will provide dedicated, person-centred waking-night support to an adult living with Motor Neurone Disease and associated complex health needs.

The client has capacity to make their own decisions and directs their care. They are non-speaking and communicate using an assistive communication device, including an iPad, as well as through vocal sounds and other communication cues.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing attentive support throughout the night
• Supporting the use of non-invasive ventilation
• Monitoring for and responding to choking and respiratory risks
• Supporting the use of a cough-assist machine
• Providing gastrostomy care, including prescribed feeds, flushes and medication
• Administering medication as prescribed through the electronic medication system
• Supporting safe mobility and transfers using a stand aid
• Reducing and managing falls risks
• Assisting with personal care and continence care
• Supporting meals, nutrition and hydration
• Ensuring the client’s communication device remains accessible
• Recognising changes in the client’s condition and escalating concerns appropriately

You will receive full client-specific training and competency assessments by our inhouse nursing team before carrying out any specialist clinical procedures.

What you’ll need

To apply, you must:

• Have at least three months’ hands-on care experience in a UK care setting or through regularly supporting a family member
• Be comfortable providing personal and continence care
• Be confident supporting a client who communicates non-verbally
• Be calm, attentive and able to respond appropriately to respiratory, choking and falls risks
• Be willing to complete specialist complex-care training
• Be reliable and able to work waking-night shifts from 11:00pm until 7:00am
• Be able to travel reliably to the client’s home in West Kirby

Previous experience supporting someone with Motor Neurone Disease, gastrostomy care, non-invasive ventilation or cough-assist therapy would be beneficial, but it is not essential where the applicant has the right care experience and is willing to complete training.

What we offer

• Excellent pay of £14.75–£15.75 per hour
• Holiday pay and pension
• Free DBS check
• Specialist client-specific training
• Clinical training and competency sign-off from Registered Nurses
• Paid training following successful completion of your first week
• Enhanced bank-holiday rates
• Full-time, part-time and casual opportunities
• Fully funded NVQ qualifications
• Career development through our Rising Stars programme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for 24/7 wellbeing support

Why join Alcedo Care?

Alcedo Care has been recognised as a Top 20 Rated Home Care Group for six consecutive years.

You will join a supportive team committed to delivering safe, compassionate and person-centred care. Our award-winning in-house training team, including Registered Nurses, will ensure you have the knowledge, confidence and practical skills required to support the client safely.

Our training has received national recognition through the Princess Royal Training Award, and we offer structured development opportunities, fully funded qualifications and ongoing mentoring.

Complex care is about more than meeting clinical needs. It is about listening to the individual, respecting their choices, promoting independence and helping them live safely and comfortably in their own home.