Health Care Assistant - Herne Bay, United Kingdom - Continuity Of Care Services

Continuity Of Care Services
Continuity Of Care Services
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Herne Bay, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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**Looking for a new role or would like to further your skills? Do you want to help someone with their day
- to
- day life? Join us as a Complex Care Assistant today**Are you naturally kind and caring? Experience is preferable not is not necessary, as long as you have the right ethos and transferrable skills, we will provide you with high-quality in house training and ongoing support to enable you to flourish in your career as a Complex Care Assistant.


Who are we?
Continuity of Care Services is a Domiciliary care provider based in Maidstone, Kent.

We specialise in a range of needs such as:
Elderly, Dementia, Learning Disabilities, Complex Care, End of Life and Companionship for children and adults.


We are an award winning provider who strives to achieve the very best _person centred care_ to all of our families.


To us, understanding the needs of the client is mandatory and therefore will endeavour to create a specific team of Health Care Assistants to build a rapport with the client needing our help.


The role as a Health Care Assistant:
Our position is to look after a client in their 20s in Herne Bay who requires 24hour care.

The lady is non-verbal, communicates via Makaton and has complex care needs including:

  • PEG
  • Central Line
  • Mitrofanoff Catheter
  • Ileostomy Stoma
  • Behaviours that may Challenge
  • Altered States of Consciousness
  • Any previous experience managing these complex needs is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided. _

We are looking for Health Care Assistants to spend 12 hour days (8am 8pm) with the client to:

  • Provide personal care and assist to get dressed.
  • Empty Ileostomy bag and change and provide skin care around Stoma.
  • Pass as required catheter via Mitrofanoff Stoma to drain urine and cleansed skin as required.
  • Assist with eating / drinking food and drinks of her choice.
  • Assist movement around the home using suitable moving and handling equipment whilst maintaining safety.
  • Administer prescribed medications via Peg tube.
  • Monitor pain and administer PRN pain relief as required via Peg.
  • Provide emotional support and maintain clear working boundaries and social stimulation.
  • Provide psychological and social support by doing activities together that stimulate mentally, helping to gain and hold attention and help to interact with others.
  • Encouraging communication and focusing on other topics other than physical health needs. This may include activities within and outside of the home.

Advantages of Joining our Team:


  • 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
**Our recruitment process
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