Company Description
Location: Gravesend
Pay Rate: £13.50 per hour
Shifts Available: Weekdays & Weekends, 4 Shifts Per Week - 10am - 4pm
Access to a vehicle required, due to the geographical location of the role.
What we offer
Maidstone Complex SCP 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.
We're sorry, but we do not currently offer sponsorship to applicants.
What you’ll get
* Maternity/Paternity leave
* Pension scheme
* Paid annual leave
* Refer a friend scheme
* Cycle-to-work 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 Support Worker. For this role, you must have experience in looking after clients with peg feed. We care for and support people of all ages, in the community, and 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.
The client is a young adult who has cerebral palsy, and due to this, the client would require management of his PEG feed, medication and personal care, you will also be required to drive the client's vehicle as he has a mobility car.
Qualifications
What you'll need
Experience in complex care would be extremely advantageous, especially in the following:
* PEG feeding
* Medication administration
* Moving & Handling Equipment
* Knowledge of eye gaze technology
Additional Information
Why choose us?
We're an equal opportunities employer. Thanks to the commitment of our health care assistants, we see extraordinary achievements happen every day. We are transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have care assistant vacancies across the country, and we offer a world of career opportunity, choice and security.
Keywords: Carer, Care Assistant, Care Professional, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers