Complex Care Assistant - Herne Bay, United Kingdom - Continuity Of Care Services
Description
_Exciting new opportunity for a Complex Care Assistant to join our team to look after a young lady with complex care needs in her own home._
Our position is to look after a client in their 20s in Herne Bay who requires 1:1 24hour care.
The client is non-verbal, communicates via Makaton and has complex care needs including:
- PEG
- Central Line Feed
- Mitrofanoff Catheter
- Ileostomy Stoma
- Behaviours that may Challenge
- Altered States of Consciousness
We are looking for Complex Care Assistant to spend waking nights (8pm - 8am) with this client to:
Responsibilities of the Complex Care Assistant would include:
- Monitor central line connection and ensure feeding is running as per-scribed.
- Monitor urinary output overnight and empty night bag as required and remove catheter during morning personal care before getting up.
- Monitor and empty Ileostomy bag every 2 hours.
- Provide Pressure area care every 2 hours due to poor peripheral circulation and low BMI / weight.
- Maintain semi upright position to prevent aspiration in event of retching / vomiting.
- Provide personal care if/when required.
- Monitor leg cramps and pain and administers as required pain relief via peg or orally as prescribed.
- Provide emotional reassurance and support overnight.
- Enthusiastic in providing best care
- Ready to engage with the client throughout the night as she doesn't sleep much and requires lots of interaction to keep her entertained
- Professional to with team member and family
Advantages of Joining our Team as a Complex Care Assistant:
- Fully funded training and access to our training academy
- Higher than average rates of pay
PLUS enhanced pay on Saturdays & Sundays - Opportunities to take any Health and Social Care Qualifications
- Career progression
- Opportunities to go into nursing and gain your nursing qualifications
- Refer a friend scheme (terms & conditions apply)
- 24/7 for assistance as well as your line manager
- Opportunities to speak to our Mental Health First Aider
- CCS Healthy Living
- Annual Saving Scheme
- Bonus Schemes
- Annual Charity Events
- Full PPE provided to each carer with weekly testing
- Company phone
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