Complex Care Assistant

Experienced Care Assistant to support a child with complex healthcare needs in St Austell. Waking night shifts available: 21:00-07:00.

Ocean Healthcare is looking for an experienced Care Assistant to join a small, dedicated team supporting a child with highly complex healthcare needs in their own home. This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference to a young person's life. They love spending time with their family, building with Lego, playing with their favourite toys and making the most of every good day. Like any child, they enjoy learning, laughing and being surrounded by people who help them feel confident, safe and included.

Behind the scenes, however, they rely on an experienced team to provide specialist clinical care that enables them to continue living safely at home with their family. Their health needs are complex and can change quickly, meaning you'll need to remain calm, observant and confident in recognising when they need additional support.

Working waking nights, you'll provide specialist respiratory care including BiPAP ventilation, continuous monitoring and airway management, alongside enteral feeding and other complex clinical interventions. You'll play a vital role in recognising subtle changes, responding appropriately and ensuring they remain safe, comfortable and well throughout the night. This isn't a role where you'll simply follow a routine. It requires clinical competence, sound judgement and genuine compassion.

In return, you'll become part of a highly supportive, nurse-led team where you'll receive ongoing clinical guidance and have the opportunity to develop specialist skills while helping a remarkable young person enjoy life as fully as possible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing person-centred care throughout the night
• Monitoring respiratory status and responding appropriately to changes
• Supporting BiPAP ventilation and overnight respiratory care
• Supporting enteral feeding via PEG-J and monitoring feeding equipment
• Administering care in line with individual care plans and clinical guidance
• Maintaining a safe, calm and reassuring environment
• Working closely with the family and Ocean Healthcare's Clinical Team
• Experience supporting BiPAP and/or ventilator care
• Epilepsy management

If you have experience in some, but not all, of the above clinical skills, we'd still love to hear from you. Our Clinical Team provides comprehensive training and ongoing competency assessments.

Training & Support:

You’ll be fully prepared for your role with face-to-face training delivered by our nurse-led team and specialist trainers. Training is tailored to the individual(s) you’ll be supporting, so you feel confident, supported and clinically safe from day one. Ongoing support and development are part of how we work - you’re never left to figure things out on your own.

Why Join Us?

We're not afraid to say we're a little bit old fashioned. We believe in treating people right, providing great quality care and being proud of what we do. When you work with us, you’re part of a supportive, professional and highly regarded team. Our philosophy is Live Happy Care Well. We invest heavily in our people, provide exceptional clinical training and ensure every member of our team feels supported to deliver outstanding care.

What You’ll Need:

• At least 1 year of UK experience as a Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker
• Two UK work references (at least one must be care-related)
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Reliability, professionalism and excellent communication skills
• Right to work in the UK

While there are lots of opportunities across Ocean Healthcare, the terms detailed in this advert relate specifically to this package of care. Permanent and Bank contracts are available.