Female Care Worker (Complex & Palliative) - Individual Care Service - Sunniside, Gateshead (NE16)

☞ Be Caring

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Update day: 11-06-2024

Location: Bishop Auckland North East

Category: Other Part-time

Industry: Hospitals Health Care

Position: Entry level

Job type: Part-time

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Applicants must be based in Tyneside, UK.

We are looking for a Complex & Palliative Care Worker to join our Complex & Palliative Home Care service, providing support in the Sunniside area of Gateshead (NE16).

As part of your role, you will support a woman in her 50’s to live a happy and fulfilled live in her own home. You will support with personal care needs and ensure the care which is provided is tailored and person centred. Having a good sense of humour and the ability to have a joke whilst still being professional in your manner is required.

Pay: £10.75 p/hr
  • 8:00am - 8:00pm (12hr shifts)
  • Mileage - 40p per mile for drivers
  • Part-time hours available
  • Full-time hours available
  • Bonus schemes*: up to £300 new starter (based on average hours worked), £300 Refer a Friend, £250 annual bonus, £25 birthday gift voucher.
Palliative care requires individuals who are kind, dedicated, committed, and have a genuine desire to support someone to have high-quality person-centred end-of-life care. The goal is to make sure our customers’ needs are met, where they feel most comfortable, within their own homes.

Complex care is person-centred specialist support for someone with a chronic, long-term health condition and complex needs, who require extra assistance to manage their symptoms and day-to-day activities to enable a high quality of life. This will include some people who have complex care needs, for example, PEG feeds, tracheostomy care, spinal injuries, bowel care, ventilation. Our in-house Nurse will ensure you have the competencies and specialist training for your role.

Benefits
  • Fully funded DBS.
  • Paid induction training
  • Opportunity for further development - funded Level 2 courses.
  • Holiday pay: annual leave accumulates with working hours.
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): 24-hour helpline, advice and guidance for yourself and dependents.
  • Union membership (optional): through our partnership with the GMB.
  • Mileage: 40p/mile (driver), 15p/mile (cyclist).
Comprehensive Training

If you have the right values, we will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding Complex & Palliative Care Worker. You will be provided with specialist and bespoke training, designed around the needs of the individuals you provide care for. You will be required to participate in additional training dependent on the needs of the service user, this may include but is not limited to:?
  • Extensive end-of-life training.
  • Complex training and competency spot checks, carried out by our registered nurse, which could include:
  • Nutritional needs via PEG
  • Bowel care
  • Cough assist
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Spinal injury associated care
  • Ventilation needs
  • Assistance with suction
  • Acquired brain injury (ABI) associated needs
  • Support with epilepsy including rescue medication administration
  • Dealing with autonomic dysreflexia (AD) attacks
  • Complex moving and positioning, including the use of equipment
Apply today and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch!

Job Type: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits
  • Bonus schemes
  • Referral programme
  • New starter bonus
  • Annual Bonus
  • Funded DBS
  • Mileage 40p
  • Additional leave
  • Flexible schedule
  • Workplace pension scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Union membership
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Deadline: 26-07-2024

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