Childrens Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; Preston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Children's Complex Care Assistant in Preston. This role offers the chance to enhance your skills with comprehensive training in areas such as tracheotomy and ventilation. You’ll provide essential support to a client living with a chronic condition, bringing positivity to their days. No previous care experience is required, just a caring attitude and willingness to learn. Join us to make a real difference in the lives of children while furthering your career in healthcare.

Benefits

Maternity/Paternity leave

Paid annual leave

Refer a friend scheme

Enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

• No prior care experience needed, but must have compassion and resilience.
• Desirable to have experience working with children.

Responsibilities

• Assist with various complex areas, including tracheotomy and ventilation.
• Provide ongoing support for client with chronic condition.
• Make clients' days brighter while developing skills.

Skills

Care

Compassion

Resilience

Job description

Shifts Available:Afternoon 3-9 pm and Waking Nights: 9 pm to 7 am

What we offer

Advantage Healthcare 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.

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 Children’s 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 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.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

You don’t need any care experience to apply for this role, just plenty of care, compassion, and resilience as we provide full nurse-led training. Our client lives with a chronic condition which requires ongoing support with their PEG feed, Mobility and challenging behaviours, experience working with children is desirable not essential.

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.