Job Title: Complex Care Support Worker – Paediatric Client
Location: Reading
Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am-2.30pm
Pay Rate: £20ph weekdays and £33per hour weekends should any weekend work come up, this position is self employed
About Us:
County Carers is a trusted provider of complex care, supporting clients and their families with tailored, compassionate, and professional home-based care. We are currently looking for an experienced Complex Carer or 2 to join our team and support a young child with significant healthcare needs.
You will be fully supported by our expert management and clinical team, but we are looking for someone with a strong background in complex paediatric care who can confidently hit the ground running.
Role Requirements:
We are specifically seeking a carer who has experience working with children with complex needs and is fully trained and competent in the following areas:
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Paediatric complex care experience (essential)
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Suctioning
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Epilepsy management
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VP (Ventriculoperitoneal) shunt care
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PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) feeding
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Breath-holding episodes
Essential Criteria:
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Must be fluent in English – this is a specific request from the client’s family
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Proven experience in a complex care role, must be with children
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Up-to-date mandatory training and clinical competencies (or willingness to update through us)
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Reliable, compassionate, and able to build trust with both the child and their family
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Enhanced DBS (or willingness to undergo one)
What We Offer:
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Competitive pay rates
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Full support from our experienced office and clinical teams
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Ongoing training and development
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The opportunity to make a real difference in a child’s life
Important Note:
We have had applicants who did not have sufficient complex care experience, we are looking to shortlist only highly experienced candidates at this stage.
If you are only availble a few days a week, this is ok as we are typically looking for a few carers to share the shifts throughout the week.
I look forward to recieveing your applications and will be in conatct.
We have a dedicated onboarding team who will ensure the correct safegaurding process prior to anyone meeting the client