Care Worker

**Job Title**: Paediatric Care Assistant

**Location**: Tenterden, Kent, TN30

**Type of role**: Full time/Part time (Nights available)

**Salary**: £14-£16 per hour

First Option Healthcare, a trusted Complex Care provider, is recruiting for a Paediatric Care Assistant to join a package of care supporting children in their own home with clinical support needs.

**Skills and experience required for the job of a** **Paediatric Care Assistant**
- Complex care experience **(Essential)**:

- Ensure care plans and other information are followed and any changes are escalated to clinical leads efficiently and safely
- Using complex care equipment and carrying out complex care procedures
- Supporting clients outside the home when required i.e medical appointments

**Benefits of working as a Paediatric Care Assistant for First Option Healthcare?**
- **£500 refer a friend**:

- **Weekly payments**:

- Bespoke training at our in-house academy
- Job security offered with 3 month rolling rotas & continuity of scheduled work
- **Care Certificate **enrolment and bespoke training at our in-house academy
- 24/7 clinical and out of hours care management support
- **Additional ad hoc work available**:

- **VIP **Nurse and Healthcare assistants’ scheme (including long service awards, blue light card, employee assistance programme and DBS check following certain service length)
- No restrictive uniforms

At First Option Healthcare we provide **clinically led support to adults and paediatric service users** across England based around our values; Integrity, Excellence, Respect, Collaboration and Ownership.

There is an occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010.

INDP

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 24-60 per week

**Salary**: £14.00-£18.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Referral programme

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

- Homecare

Shift:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cranbrook: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- complex care: 1 year (required)
- UK based: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: PMTN30