Care Assistant

Company Description

Pay: £15.22 per hour

Shifts: Full Time - Days & Saturday Night Available

We are CCH. With 14,000 colleagues across 32 care companies, we have one purpose: to make sure no one in need of care is ever forgotten or left behind. We’re not only changing lives, we’re transforming the care sector. Our people-first approach puts care professionals at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is simple: to be the best place to work in care.

What makes CCH a great place to work? The results speak for themselves:

• • 5,243 care professionals have referred a friend to join our company.
• • 135 internal promotions were earned in just 12 months
• • Every Operational Director began their career as a care professional

At Advantage Healthcare, part of CCH, we live by our values of Community, Courage, and Heart and we’re looking for like-minded people to join our growing Complex Care team in Peckham.

Job Description

What you'll do

The client is a young lady in her teenage years who has a multitude of complex care needs due to SMA Type-2, and during your day-to-day, you will be monitoring her various clinical needs, which include the following:

• Tracheostomy Management
• Ventilation Support
• PEG Feeding For Medication Administration & Hydration via Mic-Key Button
• Suctioning For Respiratory Secretions
• Catheter & Stoma Care
• Moving & Handling (Wheelchair & Hoist)
• Performing personal care and domestic duties when required, school preparations.

Qualifications

What you'll need

Experience in complex care is required for position prior to interview, especially in the following:

• Tracheostomy
• Ventilators (NIPPY 4)
• PEG / Gastronomy Care
• Catheter Care
• Bowel Management
• Administering medication via PEG
• Suction machines
• Moving & handling equipment. (Wheelchair & Hoist)