Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Complex Care Assistant to provide essential care for clients with complex health needs. This role includes full training and support for skills in areas like ventilation and catheter care. Ideal candidates are compassionate, resilient, and willing to learn. Join a company committed to transforming the care industry and enjoy benefits like enhanced maternity/paternity pay and annual leave. This is an opportunity to make a positive impact in people's lives.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced paternity pay entitlement

Death in Service Payment

Well-being Platform

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Cycle to work scheme

Refer a friend scheme – earn £300 per referral!

Blue Light Card eligibility

Self-development opportunities

Access to in-house app

Work for the largest care company in the UK!

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful but not required.
• Attributes needed include compassion and resilience.
• A willingness to learn is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to clients in their own homes.
• Support clients with various complex health needs.
• Receive full training and clinical support.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

Pay Rate:Up to £14.50 per hour
Shifts Available: Day and sleep shift

As an Advantage Healthcare Care Assistant, you’ll deliver award-winning care to support our clients in their own homes to maintain their independence, dignity and self-worth. Every day is different!

As a care professional, you'll get:

• Enhanced occupationalmaternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupationalpaternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Benefits andWell-being Platform
• 28 days annual leave(pro rata)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend scheme– earn £300 per referral!
• Blue Light Cardeligibility – exclusive staff discounts at big brands for you
• Self-development– progression opportunities
• Access to ourin-house app
• Work for thelargest care companyin the UK!
• Book an interview at atime and date to suit you!

Job Description

What you’ll do
This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your current skill base and join us as a Complex Care Assistant. You will have full training and clinical support to develop and enhance skills in various complex areas such as tracheotomy, ventilation, seizure management, and stoma care plus so much more! We care for and support people of all ages, in the community, and in their home. The client you will be supporting has Motor Neurone Disease, she requires Ventilation, Peg management, Catheter Care and Suction.

Qualifications

Skills & Requirement

Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful but otherwise, the care assistant skills and attributes needed are:

• Compassion
• Resilience
• A willingness to learn

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.