Complex Needs Health Care Assistant

Complex Needs Health Care Assistant

Location: Wimbledon

Salary: 12-12.50 per hour

Contract: Temporary

We are looking for experienced Complex needs Health Care Assistants to provide care to Children with complex needs.

YOU MUST HAVE PEG/GASTROSTOMY FEEDING experience

Experience and skills

• You must have a minimum of 6 months of experience working within a Care setting
• Peg/Gastrostomy feeding
• Commitment and passion to provide high quality person centered care
• Strong interpersonal and empathy skills
• Approachable attitude
• Ability to work as part of a team and individually
• Ability to prioritise and plan around customer needs

Knowledge and Understanding

• Ability to read to care plans.
• Health and safety in the workplace
• Manual handling procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable adults/children
• Food hygiene.
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection within a care setting.

We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience. If you have any convictions/cautions, this does not mean you cannot apply for any of our roles, however, we do require a DBS for all positions.

We will ensure that any positive disclosures on DBS records are discussed with candidates and fairly assessed by an internal panel

SAFEGUARDING: Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with our client.

This job description is subject to change depending on the needs of the service.

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