Complex Care Assistant Manchester, England
Job description
We are recruiting a person-centred Care Assistant to join our team supporting a paediatric client living at home. In this rewarding role, you will be responsible for ensuring a high level of care and support for the client. Experience with Tracheostomy and Gastrostomy management is preferred however clinical training will be provided.
Preferably a women carer.
Ideally, applicants will have demonstrable skills and experience in the following areas however, training will be provided.
Job Describtion:
- Assisting with personal care (washing, dressing and grooming)
- Professional and reliable with strong interpersonal skills
- Previous experience of working with children with Tracheostomy and Ventilation is desirable
- Up to date with safeguarding practices
- Friendly, kind and approachable
- Build cooperative, trusting relationships with parents and co-workers
- Peg Feeding/Oral suctioning/Ventilator
- Manual handling
- Medication management, monitoring SATS and Nebuliser care
- Ability to communicate with enthusiasm effectively with a non verbal child. Basic sign language skills (preferred)
- Ensure care plans and additional information are followed and any changes are escalated to team leads efficiently and safely
- Using complex care equipment and carrying out complex care procedures
- Support outside the home where required i.e. medical appointments and school.
Requirements:
- Passionate about caring for others
- Flexible and committed
- Have a positive demeanour and show enthusiasm whilst encouraging development
- Be observant with excellent communication skills
- Kind, patient, supportive and a team player
- Strong grasp of hygiene principles as well as health and safety practice
- A professional presentation and positive attitude, with a customer-orientated and friendly outlook.
- Good time management
- Have a background in care preferred
- Specific training will be provided
We are looking for people who share the same values as us: Accountability, Attentiveness, Kindness, Collaborative, Hard-working.
If you have a passion caring for vulnerable people, are self-motivated, work well under pressure and in challenging situations, we would love to speak with you!
We regret that at the moment we do not hold a UK Sponsor Licence so we are unable to consider applicants from overseas wishing to be sponsored who do not otherwise have the right to work in the UK.
Job Types: Part-time, Zero hours contract
Salary: £12.00-£15.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Manchester, M25 0NA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Location: One location
