Care Assistant
Posted 1 day 18 hours ago by Oceanhealthcare
Permanent
Full Time
Healthcare & Medical Jobs
Devon, Brixham, United Kingdom, TQ5 0
Job Description
Care Assistant required to support a young girl with Muscular Atrophy and complex needs at her home in Brixham. Night shifts available.
Ocean Healthcare is looking for a Care Assistant to provide 1:1 support for a young girl with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a genetic disease that causes muscle weakness. The role involves helping with her feeding and medication through a PEG tube, as well as supporting her with Deep Suction, Cough Assist and a Nebuliser. She is non verbal but bright, clever, and has a great sense of humor. She loves music, books and using an iPad and attends school with support.
Shift times: 22:00-08:00, 16:00-20:00.
Key Responsibilities- 1:1 support in the home environment
- Support with PEG feeding, Deep Suction, Cough Assist and a Nebuliser
- Providing personal care
- Experience working with children
- Experience with PEG feeding, Deep Suction, Cough Assist and a Nebuliser would be helpful, but training will be provided
- Car driver preferred but not essential
- Good references (covering at least 3 years)
- Reliability and good communication
- Right to work in the UK (we do not offer work visas)
We look forward to speaking with you.