Full job descriptionJob Description: Female Complex Care Support Worker (PO8)
Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced female Care Worker to provide 8-hour shifts, 7 days per week in the PO8 area. The role is focused on delivering high-quality complex care support for a service user with multi-faceted clinical and mobility needs, ensuring safety, comfort, and dignity at all times.
Key Responsibilities*Provide hands-on complex care support during 8-hour shifts, 7 days per week
*Deliver care in line with the service user’s support plan and agreed care protocols, including:
*Regular suctioning
*Chest physiotherapy as required
*Home oxygen administration as required
*Apnoea management
*PEG feeding
*Seizure management
*Double incontinence support, including awareness of recurrent UTIs
*Support safe mobility and transfers, including:
*Full hoist transfers requiring 2 carers
*Care for contractures to both knees
*Management of very stiff hips
*Support with limited tolerance when sitting in a wheelchair due to discomfort
*Maintain safe working practices, infection control, and accurate documentation of care delivered
*Promote independence where possible, while ensuring comfort and safety throughout the shift
Requirements*Must be female (to meet the personal care needs of the service user)
*Experience working in complex care and/or supporting individuals with high-acuity needs (suctioning, oxygen, PEG feeding, seizures)
*Experience and confidence with hoist transfers and working with two-car transfers
*Understanding of continence care and safeguarding with awareness of recurrent UTIs
*Ability to follow care plans and respond appropriately to changing care needs
*Strong communication skills and a calm, professional approach under pressure
Location and Working Pattern*Location: PO8 area
*Hours:8-hour shifts
*Days:7 days per week