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Responsibilities
* We are recruiting enthusiastic, reliable, and adaptable carers for day and night shifts, including weekends, within Abingdon area.
* Shift pattern: 12 hours day shift, 12 hours night shift.
* 6 months of previous care experience is preferable; full training, supervision and support is given to all successful candidates.
* To be excellent communicators, to have a highly professional approach to care, calm, reassuring personalities, and the ability to provide a consistent approach to all aspects of support.
* The carer development centre comprises interview and training rooms, and specialist and fully equipped skills labs for bespoke training to cover a wide range of client‑specific needs, including tracheostomy care, invasive and non‑invasive ventilation, airway suctioning, cough assist, autonomic dysreflexia, oxygen therapy and monitoring, bowel management, enteral feeding, epilepsy and seizure management, catheter care, complex medication administration, behaviours which challenge, complex moving and positioning.
Requirements
* You must be over 18 to apply.
* Have the right to work in the UK.
* Flexibility on travel; some shifts may require you to drive or have access to public transport.
* A good standard of English and the ability to communicate effectively.
* An enhanced DBS, which you can apply for upon registration.
What HFH offers
* Candidate career focus; the satisfaction and safety of our team is our priority.
* Fast track carer onboarding process. Full support with documents, getting you ready to work sooner!
* Consistent volume of work and choice of working patterns.
* Choice of working with children and adults.
* Free specialist clinical training for complex care, bespoke onsite and in‑house development with continuous clinical support.
* Continuous professional progression.
* 24‑hour support from our dedicated and efficient clinical and operational teams.
* No mandatory uniform requirements.
* Hourly pay rates range between £12.80 – 17.93 p/hr*.
* Typically, our client base requires ongoing care, 24 hours a day, and benefits from the continuity of a small core team of regular care staff.
* Our specialist carers work with one client per shift and do not travel between multiple homes. The average shift is 12 hrs.
* Where possible we will offer you work to meet your availability and as a guide, the average carer works three shifts (36 hrs) per week for us and earns £500 – 555 p/wk*.
* The regular working patterns that our clients require mean this three‑day‑a‑week work pattern equates to an average annual income of between £26,200 – 28,950*.
* We employ all staff directly and manage all aspects of your pay via PAYE, rather than Limited Company or Self‑employed status. This removes the need for you to employ third‑party companies or calculate your own tax. PAYE also protects you from breaching IR35 tax regulations.
* Hourly pay rates inclusive of holiday pay which is accumulated per hour worked.
* PAYE, no additional third‑party administration.
* Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays.
* Paid holiday.
* Company pension scheme.
* Carer Recognition scheme.
* Refer a friend scheme for employees – £150 for carers, £500 for Registered Nurses.
* Free confidential wellbeing and support telephone line.
* Retail rewards & savings via the Blue Light Card scheme.
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