Complex Healthcare Assistant – Child (Private Family Employer)
Location: Sutton Coldfield (B74)
Hours: Flexible day shifts available (16 to 30 hours per week)
Pay: £15-£18.50 per hour.
We are a family recruiting an experienced Complex Healthcare Assistant to join our established care team supporting our 11-yer-old daughter at home and school. She is very sociable and enjoys being around people who are positive, fun and engaging. She has an acquired brain injury with profound physical impairment and requires specialist, person-centred support.
This role is 2:1 working alongside a Registered Nurse and within a wider multidisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities of the Complex HealthCare Assistant:
* Assist with complex clinical care as delegated by the Registered Nurse
* Personal care, manual handling and daily routines
* Support therapy programmes
* Maintain accurate care records
* Offer support with enthusiasm, positivity and a flexible problem-solving attitude
Requirements of the Complex HealthCare Assistant:
* Experience with non-verbal children or young people with complex needs
* Minimum 2 years’ complex care experience
* Confident with nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal suctioning
* Ability to work in an established care team
* Enhanced DBS and right to work in the UK
* A full UK driving licence would be advantageous
What we offer
* Flexible day shifts
* Consistent 2:1 care with a Registered Nurse
* Supportive, established care team
* On-going training
* Long-term, meaningful role