Care assistant/Support worker/Driver

Job Description: Do you want to help others lead a more fulfilling life? Are you interested in learning new skills? Are you looking for consistent work in care, where you can choose your regular shift pattern with minimal travel?

At HFH Healthcare, we meet the growing need for complex care by providing specialist nurse-led services to adults and children in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. We work in partnership with NHS Continuing Healthcare teams. Our enhanced level of specialist clinical support enables people to remain at home even when the level of healthcare required is highly complex. We deliver care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Client details: Male, 29 years old, diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, tracheostomy, secretion management, and enteral feeding.

Job DescriptionWe are recruiting enthusiastic, reliable, and adaptable carers for day and night shifts, including weekends, within the Abingdon area.

Shift pattern: 12 hours day shift, 12 hours night shift. Six months of previous care experience is preferable; however, full training, supervision, and support are provided to all successful candidates.

About the team

To be excellent communicators

To have a highly professional approach to care

Calm, reassuring personalities

The ability to provide a consistent approach to all aspects of support

Our carer development centreComprises interview and training rooms, specialist fully equipped skills labs for bespoke training to cover a wide range of client-specific needs, including:

Tracheostomy care

Invasive and non-invasive ventilation

Airway suctioning

Cough assist

Autonomic Dysreflexia

Oxygen therapy and monitoring

Bowel management

Enteral feeding

Epilepsy and seizure management

Catheter care

Complex medication administration

Behaviours which challenge

Complex moving and positioning

What HFH offers

Candidate career focus - the satisfaction and safety of our team is our priority.

Fast track carer onboarding process with full support to get you ready to work sooner!

Consistent volume of work and choice of working patterns.

Choice of working with children and adults.

Free specialist clinical training for complex care, bespoke onsite and in-house development with continuous clinical support.

Continuous professional progression.

24-hour support from our dedicated clinical and operational teams.

No mandatory uniform requirements.

Requirements

You must be over 18 to apply.

Have the right to work in the UK.

Flexibility on travel; some shifts may require driving or access to public transport.

A good standard of English and effective communication skills.

An enhanced DBS, which can be applied for upon registration.

Pay and BenefitsHourly rates range between £12.80 - £17.93 per hour. Typically, our client base requires ongoing care, 24 hours a day, with continuity from a small core team of regular staff. The average shift is 12 hours, with most carers working three shifts (36 hours) per week, earning approximately £500 - £555 per week, translating to an annual income of £26,200 - £28,950.

We employ staff directly and manage pay via PAYE, ensuring compliance and simplicity for staff. Holiday pay is included in the rates.

Additional Benefits

PAYE employment with no third-party administration.

Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays.

Paid holidays.

Company pension scheme.

Carer Recognition scheme.

Refer a friend scheme: £150 for carers, £500 for Registered Nurses.

Free confidential wellbeing support line.

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