Job Title:Healthcare Assistant Clinical & Personal Support
While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.
Location:Fareham, Hampshire
Hours:16-hour day shifts with 8-hour sleepovers (24-hour shifts), minimum 6 shifts per month. Flexible, including weekends, bank holidays, and occasional travel. Start date: Immediate / May 2026.
Desirable:
Previous care experience or qualifications (not essential as training provided).
Overview:
We are seeking a reliable and compassionateHealthcare Assistantto provide clinical, personal, and domestic support to a 46-year-old male with a spinal-cord injury. You will help him live his professional, personal, and social life independently, working as part of a small, supportive care team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Clinical & Personal Care:Bladder/bowel management, bathing, dressing, shaving, oral care, medication administration, eating support, physiotherapy, and exercises.
* Social Support:Accompany to medical appointments, work, social events, exercise, pet care, and UK or international trips.
* Domestic Duties:Cooking, meal prep, grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, ironing, light gardening.
* Flexibility to cover team absences and adapt to daily needs.
Requirements:
* Comfortable providing personal and clinical care in a home environment.
* Full UK driving license (no endorsements) and willingness to drive employers vehicle.
* Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, occasionally staying away.
* Eligible to work in the UK; pass an enhanced DBS and criminal records check.
* Reliable, flexible, positive, honest, and able to work independently.
* Understanding of home care and spinal-cord injuries preferred, or willingness to train.
* Comfortable around pets (dogs) and assisting with their care.
Benefits:
* Competitive pay: £15.45/hr weekdays/weekends, £95.12 sleepover, £12.71 training/shadow shifts, enhanced rates for bank holidays.
* 28 days annual leave (incl. public holidays) and pension.
* Fully supported induction, on-shift shadowing, and ongoing training.
* Work-life balance in a supportive, professional team. xsngvjr
* Up to 6-month probation period with annual pay increments.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £15.45 per hour
Benefits:
* Company pension
Experience:
* Care: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
* English (required)
Licence/Certification:
* UK Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)