Waking Nights Support Worker

Right at Home UK; Stockport; On-site; GBP 2,066,000 - 2,480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Referral programme

Store discount

Job summary

Right at Home UK is seeking experienced Caregivers for overnight pop-ins in the Stockport area and surrounding regions. You will be paid hourly (£15.00-£18.00) and provide compassionate end-of-life support to clients in their own homes.

We offer full ongoing training, flexible hours (full-time or part-time), and a supportive team environment. Drivers with own vehicle preferred; the role covers Edgeley, Cheadle and nearby areas.

Qualifications

• End of Life Care: 2 years (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Personal care
• Administering medication
• Repositioning
• Promoting fluids where required

Skills

Caregiving

End of life care

Driving

Job description

Job post summary

Pay: £15.00-£18.00 per hour

Job Description:

WE ARE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED CAREGIVERS TO FACILITATE OUR END OF LIFE OVERNIGHT POP-INS ...

HOURLY PAID - YOU ARE NOT PAID PER VISIT

Right at Home - Stockport & Didsbury is an award winning local homecare provider.

We ensure that our palliative care is delivered sensitively and with dignity, helping to control pain and keep loved ones as comfortable as possible as they approach the end of their life. We stay with our Clients until the end of their journey through life. Our Care Assistants provide specialist palliative care and support for the whole family, allowing them to focus their attention on their loved ones and each other.

Our Complex Care Assistants provide round-the-clock companionship, personal care, monitoring, spinal cord injury with autonomic dysreflexia, catheter management and help with medication. We will also support family members by offering respite from daily tasks such as light housekeeping, laundry and meal preparation.

What we offer our Palliative Care Assistant:

• Access to high-quality training and ongoing support to make sure you are comfortable and confident in your role
• Premium hourly rates of between £15ph - £18ph
• Career progression opportunities and room to grow
• A role that offers something different every day and plenty of job satisfaction
• The opportunity to be part of a 'family feel', supportive team of Care Assistants

Duties will include:

• Personal care
• Administering medication
• Repositioning
• Promoting fluids where required

Requirements of a Palliative Care Assistant:

• Be available for the overnight run
• Must hold a full and valid UK driving licence and have access to own vehicle
• Have a genuine passion to want to help others
• Be a reliable team player with a positive attitude

Areas Covered: Edgeley, Cheadle, Offerton, Marple, Compstall, Romiley, The Heatons & Didsbury, Reddish, Denton, Dukinfield

If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you. However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example: retail sales assistant, customer service, hairdressers/beauticians, receptionist, administrator, cleaners, warehouse workers and delivery drivers. This could be the start of your new career, with our full support and outstanding training, anything is possible if you put your head and heart into it.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Application question(s):

• Do you have access to a car overnight?

Experience:

• End of Life Care: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road