CARE ASSISTANT – COMPLEX CARE PACKAGE in Dartford

Job Description

Care Assistant – Complex Care Package

Primcura Social Care

Pay: £18.00 per hour

Location: Dartford, Kent

Shifts: Monday–Sunday

Start Date: To be confirmed

Primcura Social Care is looking for compassionate, reliable and dedicated Care Assistants to support a client with complex care needs in their own home.

This is an excellent opportunity for a caring individual who is passionate about providing high-quality, person-centred support and helping someone maintain their dignity, comfort and independence.

You will work alongside a nurse and the wider care team to ensure the client receives consistent and appropriate support throughout the day.

Shift Pattern

• Morning call: 08:00–09:30 (90 minutes)
• Lunch call: 13:00–14:30 (90 minutes)
• Tea call: 17:00–17:30 (30 minutes)
• Bedtime call: 20:00–21:30 (90 minutes)

Key Responsibilities

Shifts are required seven days a week, including weekends.

• Assist the client with activities of daily living (ADLs).
• Provide personal care while maintaining dignity, privacy and respect.
• Assist with toileting and continence care.
• Support safe transfers and mobility in line with the moving and handling care plan.
• Assist the client with getting ready for bed.
• Observe and report changes in the client's health or wellbeing.
• Maintain accurate care records and communicate effectively with the wider team.
• Follow safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and health and safety procedures.
• Work collaboratively with the nurse to ensure the client's needs are met.

Essential Requirements

• Experience providing personal care and supporting daily living activities.
• Appropriate moving and handling training and competency.
• A good understanding of person-centred care, dignity and safeguarding.
• Valid right to work in the UK, with the required supporting documentation available for verification.
• Ability to provide photographic identification, relevant training certificates and any other required recruitment documentation.
• Excellent communication skills and a compassionate approach.
• Reliability and flexibility to work the required shifts, including weekends.
• Satisfactory DBS and recruitment compliance checks.

Previous experience in complex care is desirable. Applicants must be willing to undertake any additional training and competency assessments required for the package.

Why Join Primcura Social Care?

• Competitive pay of £18.00 per hour.
• The opportunity to make a real difference to someone's daily life.
• Support from our recruitment and compliance team.
• The opportunity to develop your skills and experience in social care.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory right-to-work verification, recruitment and compliance checks, confirmation of relevant competencies, and agreement of the package start date.

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