Job Description:

Clinical Care Support Worker/ Health Care Assistant (HCA)– Child (Private Family Employer)

Location: Sutton Coldfield (B74)

Hours: Flexible day shifts available Monday to Sunday (16 to 36 hours per week)

Pay: Competitive dependent on experience

We are recruiting an experienced female Clinical Care Support Worker to join our established care team supporting our 12-yer-old daughter at home and school. She is very sociable and enjoys being around people who are positive, fun and engaging. She has an acquired brain injury with profound physical impairment and requires specialist, person-centred support. This role is 2:1 working alongside a Registered Nurse and within a wider multidisciplinary team.

Clinical Care Support Worker Key Responsibilities

• Assist with complex clinical care as delegated by the Registered Nurse
• Personal care, manual handling and daily routines
• Support therapy programmes
• Maintain accurate care records 
• Offer support with enthusiasm, positivity and a flexible problem-solving attitude

Clinical Care Support Worker must have experience in

• Airway management - oxygen therapy, airway suctioning including nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal 
• Manual handling
• Gastrostomy feeding 
• Supporting wheelchair user
• Personal Care
• Experience with non-verbal children or young people with complex needs

Clinical Care Support Worker Requirements

• Minimum 2 years’ complex care experience in the UK
• Ability to work in an established care team
• Enhanced DBS and right to work in the UK
• A full UK driving licence would be advantageous
• Non-smoker 

Benefits

• Paid holiday - Length depending how many hours worked
• Employer Pension Contribution
• Flexible day shifts
• Consistent 2:1 care support with a Registered Nurse
• Supportive, established care team
• On-going training and support
• Long-term, meaningful role