Complex Care Assistant
16 hours ago
Carlisle
Female Complex Care Assistant Driver Location: Scotby Pay Rate: £16.91 to £18.60 per hour (including holiday pay) Week day - £16.91 per hour inc holiday pay Week day night - £18.03 per hour inc holiday pay Weekend day - £18.03 per hour inc holiday pay Weekend night - £18.60 per hour inc holiday pay IMPORTANT: Unfortunately, Routes are unable to offer a job to anyone who does not have the right to work in the UK or needs employer support. FEMALE REQUIREMENT: This role is advertised for female care assistants only as a Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, to meet the specific care needs of our clients. About Us Routes Healthcare is a leading complex care provider - we are a care company, not an agency. We're real people who put individual healthcare needs first. We support people in their own homes (not in care homes), providing specialist 1-2-1 care for clients with complex health needs. About the Role This is a complex care position - you'll be providing dedicated, specialist care to clients with long-term complex health conditions in their own homes. What You'll Be Doing: Specialist Complex Care: • Supporting clients with tracheostomy care, ventilation support, and respiratory needs, • Managing complex medication regimens and clinical observations, • Providing personal care with dignity and respect for clients with physical disabilities, • Supporting clients with PEG feeding and nutritional management, • Monitoring and responding to changes in client condition, • Providing 1-2-1 care in the client's own home, • Working solo or as part of a 2-person team on double-up care packages, • Following detailed care plans created by our clinical team, • Maintaining accurate care records and clinical documentation, • Long-term ventilation and tracheostomy care, • Neurological conditions requiring specialist positioning and care, • Life-limiting conditions requiring palliative and end-of-life care We are committed to making lives better 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - not only for the people we support but their loved ones and family members too. Shift Patterns & Hours Complex care packages typically include: • Consistent shift patterns with the same client(s), • Range of shifts available Monday to Sunday (weekend availability required), • Day shifts or night shifts available, • Shifts typically 8-12 hours depending on package, • Shifts allocated based on business needs and your availability, • Routes Academy programme with specialist complex care training, • Clinical skills training including tracheostomy, ventilation, PEG feeding, • Dedicated clinical on-call team available 24/7, • Regular clinical supervision and competency assessments, • Wellbeing and mental health support, • £16.91 to £18.60 per hour (including holiday pay), • Staff referral scheme with generous incentives (up to £250 per referral), • The right to work in the UK without needing employer support, • DRIVING REQUIREMENT: A full valid UK driving licence, • At least 6 months paid care experience in the UK, ideally with complex care experience, • Reliable, compassionate, and committed to delivering excellent clinical care, • Experience with tracheostomy care, ventilation, PEG feeding, or similar clinical skills Apply today and speak to our friendly recruitment team about the complex care packages and training available. Routes Healthcare is committed to making lives better through exceptional complex care services. JBRP1_UKTJ