We are urgently recruiting experienced Complex Care Support Workers / Healthcare Assistants to support an adult client returning home following specialist respiratory rehabilitation.
Location: Chichester, West Sussex
Setting: Client's own home
Package: Urgent discharge
Shifts: 12-hour days & 12-hour waking nights
2:1 support required for specific care activities
About the Package
The client has Pompe disease, a progressive neuromuscular condition with significant physical and respiratory needs. The successful carers will provide high-quality, person-centred support to enable the client to remain safely and independently at home.
Key Care Requirements
Experience in the following areas is highly desirable:
- Non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
- Respiratory care and monitoring
- Assistance with applying/removing an NIV mask
- Prisma 40 NIV device
- Hoist transfers and moving & handling
- Two-carer transfers where required
- Pressure area care
- Sacral wound monitoring in line with the care plan
- Medication administration/support
- Full assistance with eating and drinking
- Personal care and activities of daily living
- Nutrition and hydration
- Positioning and comfort care
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for experienced and reliable care professionals who have:
- Complex care experience
- Respiratory/NIV experience
- Experience with hoists and moving & handling
- Medication experience
- Pressure area/wound care experience
- Experience supporting clients with neurological or neuromuscular conditions
- A person-centred approach and strong communication skills
- The ability to follow detailed care plans, risk assessments and clinical guidance
- A commitment to maintaining dignity, choice and independence
Clinical competencies and package-specific training will be required before undertaking relevant clinical tasks.
Staffing
- Day: 1 × Care Worker - 12-hour day shift
- Night: 1 × Care Worker - 12-hour waking night shift
Additional 2:1 support is required for specific transfers and personal care activities.
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced complex care professionals looking for a long-term community-based package supporting a client in their own home.
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URGENT CARE STAFF REQUIRED - COMPLEX CARE | CHICHESTER employer: Care4ocus
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