Complex Care Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Female Complex Care Assistant – Poole, Dorset

£14.85 per hour

Shifts Available (Bank Role):

• Poole: Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00 – 16:00

• Portland: Bank role also available – speak to the recruiter for more information

Driver required due to location

Why Join Us? Are you caring, patient, and looking for a role where every shift makes a difference? At Libertatem Healthcare, we support our team with training, guidance, and career development opportunities.

You’ll be working with a happy little boy with complex care needs, including hypoplastic kidneys requiring peritoneal dialysis. He also has challenging behaviour and uses non-invasive ventilation. He loves music and has his own phone for YouTube or Spotify. Hamid enjoys toys he can pass from hand to hand or mouth, and toys that make sounds, like bells or rattles.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in complex paediatric care! Basic care experience is required, and paediatric experience is preferable. Full training will be provided, including behavioural management and seizure support.

Experience We Are Looking For (desirable):

• Paediatric experience – preferable

• Supporting behaviours that challenge

• Gastrostomy replacement/management

• Medication administration

• Seizure management and epilepsy

• Non-invasive ventilation experience

• Learning disability experience desirable

What You’ll Do:

• Provide personal care and daily living support

• Assist with non-invasive ventilation and dialysis support under guidance

• Support client’s mobility, wellbeing, and engagement with activities

• Follow care plans and communicate effectively with the care team and family

• Support with epilepsy, seizure management, and medication administration

What You’ll Get:

• Paid training and upskilling opportunities

• Support from Nurse Manager & Care Co-ordinator

• Clear career development pathways

Inclusion Matters We’re proud to be an inclusive employer. While this role is for a female support worker for personal care reasons, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds for other roles.

Apply today – make a real difference while developing your skills with #Libertatem!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic care experience is required, and paediatric experience is preferable. Full training will be provided, including behavioural management and seizure support.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Enviva Complex Care

Address

Libertatem Healthcare Group

Poole

BH15 2BQ

Employer's website

https://sonderwell.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)