Female Complex Care Assistant - Nights
| Posting date: | 24 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £11.70 to £12.20 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2024 |
| Location: | Ilkeston, DE7 4DJ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cera Care Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SSB70KC |
Summary
We're recruiting experienced dedicated and compassionate Care Workers to join our Specialist Services Team to provide care to our clients in and around the Ilkestonarea.
You'll be providing care and support to a 37 year old female, who's individual needs include:
- Catheter
- Personal care
- Support with mobility (guide) walks with frame
- Diabetic - Care team will be trained to take blood sugars (Libre Device & Manually). Client will administer insulin.
- Blind/deaf - able to communicate has hearing aids, the care team must speak loudly and clear
Our client enjoys going out for lunch, and activities such as playing scrabble, card games and word searches.
Shift patterns:
Nights:9pm - 6am
We provide a comprehensive clinical training and induction programme, overseen by professional nurses, to ensure you have the skills and confidence to succeed in your role working as a Care Worker in the Specialist Team. We are looking for people who have excellent people skills, are great communicators and can work effectively in a team as well as independently.
Why Cera?
You are valued - Carers are the backbone of our vision to empower people to live longer, healthier, better lives at home. Our core values - Commit, Connect, and Create - guide everything we do and we have a monthly Cera Stars awards programme to celebrate our employees' amazing work.
We invest in your development - We support your growth through recognised qualifications and apprenticeships. There is also opportunity for progression - 45% of our salaried vacancies were filled through the promotion of existing care workers and branch staff in 2023 through our carer career pathway.
Your well-being is a priority for us - You'll enjoy access to WeCare, our employee benefits platform offering discounts and cashback from over 800 retailers. Additionally, we provide enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay, an employee assistance program, healthcare cash plan, eyecare plan, and mental health telephone support service.
We believe in making your job easier - We've brought care into the 21st century by developing technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on the most important aspect of care - caring for our clients.
Key Requirements:
- You will be subject to a DBS/PVG check and references
- The Right to Work in the UK
Additional benefits:
- Opportunity for extra income our Care Friends referral scheme (up to £600 per referral)
- Overtime available to boost your earnings
- A comprehensive nurse led training programme, followed by shadowing and peer support from a dedicated care mentor in your first 12 weeks.
- Any required uniform is provided + mobile phone
- Blue Light Card eligibility - helping you save on everyday purchases and special treats which can be used with our We Care platform to offer double discounts.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This role is with Cera.