Complex Care Assistant

Cera Care, Old Heath, Colchester

Complex Care Assistant

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Cera Care, Old Heath, Colchester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 8 Nov | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: ed49f4dd529b424e933433b80958d234

Full Job Description

We're recruiting a dedicated and compassionate female Care Worker to join our Specialist Services Team to provide care to our client in the Colchester area (CO2)

You'll be supporting a female teenager who is non verbal with severe autism, her care needs include:

- Tracheostomy

- Ventilator & Oxygen management

- Oral suctioning

- PEG & JEJ medication & feeding

- Moving & handling

- Personal care

Shifts available: 4 day shifts from 7.30am to 4pm (flexible on days)

We provide a comprehensive clinical training and induction programme, overseen by professional nurses, to ensure you have the skills and confidence to succeed in your role working as a Care Worker in the Specialist Team. We are looking for people who have excellent people skills, are great communicators and can work effectively in a team as well as independently.

Our benefits include:

- Enhanced bank holiday rates

- Holiday pay and pension scheme

- Free PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided

- Access to our benefits & discounts platform WeCare, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.

- Exclusive discounts to help you get on the road including savings on drivinglessons, fuel, car insurance, car maintenance, cycle hire and much more

- Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies

- An industry-leading career development pathway, you will work towards your SVQ and there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.

- Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.

- Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £500 per referral

Key Requirements:

- You will be subject to a DBS/PVG check and references

- You must have the Right to Work in the UK

We've brought homecare into the 21st century, by developing technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on the most important part of your role - caring for our clients.