Complex Care Assistant, Taunton - Evening Shift Job
- Recruiter
- Newcross Healthcare Solutions
- Location
- Taunton
- Salary
- £8.63 - 11.54 per hour + Benefits
- Posted
- 25 Apr 2016
- Closes
- 16 May 2016
- Ref
- TAU-CACC-Taunto
- Contact
- Newcross Healthcare
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Complex Care Assistant, Taunton - Evening Shift Job
We are seeking an experienced Care Assistant, available to start immediately, to join our Complex Care team in Taunton, working evening shifts 1800 - 2200 providing support for a lady in her own home with a personality disorder.
Newcross Healthcare specialises in providing the highest quality person-centred care to adults and children with complex health needs in their own homes.
Applicants should have a range of experience which could include learning disability, personality disorders and challenging behaviour.
The Care Assistant Job role
You must have a compassionate approach and be able to provide life-enhancing care that protects the dignity of the client and is in-line with their personalised care plan.
Daily tasks could include medication administration, pressure management as well as personal hygiene and enabling our clients to take part in their favourite activities.
Why join the Newcross Complex Care team as a Care Assistant:
- Pay rate of £8.63 to £11.54/hr including holiday pay
- Evening shifts - 1800 - 2200
- Permanent contract with guaranteed hours that suit you
- Free DBS check upfront
- Free uniform upon joining
- Free ongoing training through credits earned as you work
- Recommend a Friend scheme paying up to £500 per successful referral
- Online area and smartphone app to manage your availability, bookings and payslips
- Local line manager and branch support team
- 24-hour support contact centre, open 365 days a year
Upon joining, you’ll receive a full in-house induction as well as an introduction to the client you will be supporting their needs and care plan. You’ll receive any training necessary to top up your skills, including a shadow shift if required.
Person specification:
- The ability to prove your right to live and work in the UK
- At least 3 months’ previous paid experience working in a complex care environment in the UK within the last 3 years
- Referee contact details for your current place of work, including a manager who can comment on your clinical ability, and for all employments in the past 18 months or your 3 most recent jobs
- Medication administration certificate highly preferable
- Driving license and access to a car is preferable.
Click the Apply Now button to begin your application.
If you cannot apply online, please call 0800 252 881. Newcross Healthcare Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunities and nothing in this job advert is intended to discriminate against anyone in any way.