At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide specialist 1-2-1 care for clients with complex health needs in their homes.
- Company: Routes Healthcare, a leading complex care provider focused on individual healthcare needs.
- Benefits: Earn £14.99 per hour, enjoy flexible shifts, and access ongoing training opportunities.
- Other info: Join a supportive team with excellent career growth and well-being support.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your clinical skills.
- Qualifications: At least 6 months paid care experience; NVQ Level 2 or 3 preferred.
The predicted salary is between 14.99 - 14.99 £ per hour.
Location: New Mill
Pay Rate: £14.99 per hour (including holiday pay)
Shifts: 12 h days and nights 8 AM - 8 PM and 8 PM - 8 AM Tuesday to Friday
Routes Healthcare is a leading complex care provider - we are a care company, not an agency. We're real people who put individual healthcare needs first. We support people in their own homes (not in care homes), providing specialist 1-2-1 care for clients with complex health needs.
This is a complex care position - you'll be providing dedicated, specialist care to clients with long-term complex health conditions in their own homes.
- Supporting clients with tracheostomy care, ventilation support, and respiratory needs
- Providing personal care with dignity and respect for clients with physical disabilities
- Monitoring and responding to changes in client condition
- Providing 1-2-1 care in the client's own home
- Working solo or as part of a 2-person team on double-up care packages
- Following detailed care plans created by our clinical team
- Maintaining accurate care records and clinical documentation
- Communicating effectively with clients, families, and the wider care team
What Makes Complex Care Different:
- Unlike standard home care, you'll be working with clients who have significant clinical needs requiring enhanced skills and training.
- Long-term ventilation and tracheostomy care
- Neurological conditions requiring specialist positioning and care
- Life-limiting conditions requiring palliative and end-of-life care
- Complex physical disabilities requiring moving and handling expertise
All focused on supporting each individual's lifestyle and well being while managing their clinical needs safely and effectively.
Shift Patterns & Hours:
- 12 h days and nights 8 AM - 8 PM and 8 PM - 8 AM Tuesday to Friday
- Complex care packages typically include:
- Consistent shift patterns with the same client(s)
- Range of shifts available Monday to Sunday (weekend availability required)
- Day shifts or night shifts available
- Shifts typically 12 hours depending on package
- Shifts allocated based on business needs and your availability
- Once committed to a shift, we need you to complete the full shift reliably
Speak to the recruitment team to hear about our current packages and shift patterns.
Career Development:
- Routes Academy programme with specialist complex care training
- Clinical skills training including tracheostomy, ventilation, PEG feeding
- Ongoing training and progression opportunities into senior complex care roles
- Regular clinical supervision and competency assessments
- Well being and mental health support
- We don't use agency staff - you'll work alongside employed Routes care workers only
14.99 per hour (includes holiday pay) ~ Staff referral scheme with generous incentives (up to £250 per referral) ~ Enhanced rates for specialist skills and night shifts
At least 6 months paid care experience in the UK, ideally with complex care experience
Reliable, compassionate, and committed to delivering excellent clinical care
Willingness to complete specialist training in complex care skills
Experience with tracheostomy care, ventilation, PEG feeding
NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (We provide comprehensive training in complex care skills for candidates with the right attitude and care experience)
If you're passionate about providing specialist care to people with complex needs in their own homes, and want to develop your clinical skills with full training and support, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and speak to our friendly recruitment team about the complex care packages and training available.
Routes Healthcare is committed to making lives better through exceptional complex care services.
