Health Care Support Worker

**Job Location: Glossop - BANK CONTRACT ONLY**

Are you looking to expand your skills and enhance your career to include providing Complex Clinical Care or do you already have Complex Care experience?

Are you an experienced Health and Care Support Worker looking to expand on your knowledge and skills in clinical care in the community, or, if you already have experience in complex care, this may be the perfect role for you

We are looking for a skilled, dedicated, and caring Health and Care Support Worker to work with our Client and his Team in Glossop on **a bank contract**. Our client’s support requires 2:1 24/7 day and night (waking night).

**Client**:
Our client is a gentleman in his early 30’s, he lives at home with a family member but has his own self-contained area for himself and his Team. He requires support with his clinical care needs and daily living needs on a 2:1 basis over 24 hours.

He enjoys spending time with his friends, family, and support team. He is a big Man Utd fan and enjoys watching all sports. He enjoys getting out and about in the community and loves watching films at the Cinema, particularly rom coms. He is a vibrant individual who likes to have banter with those in his life. You need to be comfortable around animals, as he has two family pet cats.

Throughout the day you will provide support with personal care, moving and handling, repositioning, support with his clinical care needs and assist him to enjoy his hobbies and interests.

Throughout the night you will provide support with personal care, continence care, clinical care needs and supporting a restful night.

It is important you have good interpersonal skills and understand his method of communication to understand his wants and needs, as he is non-verbal.

Rehabilitation is a key part of his clinical and care and support needs and you will work with the client, other professionals, and his team in his rehabilitation in areas of ventilation/trach, communication and nutrition and passive movement. Training will be provided.

Our ideal new team member will need a Valid Driver’s Licence as our client does have a vehicle you will be required to drive to support him to access the community.

**Essential Experience and Values Required**
- A positive attitude and can-do attitude.
- Team Player.
- Experience working with people.
- Flexible

**Desirable Experience**
- Previous care experience
- Tracheostomy Care
- Ventilation Management
- PEG care and support
- Spinal & Brain Injury Awareness
- Oral suctioning and Cough Assist
- Working under physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy

This is a really rewarding role where you can build on your personal and professional knowledge and skills in clinical care, whilst making a real difference to the life our of client and his day-to-day life.

**Working for West Park Care**:
We are a family run business in which our clients and staff team comes first.

We are passionate about providing the best health, care, and support to our clients. Our Nurses and Health Support Workers are key in everything we do.

You will be fully supported by our Nursing Team, Colleagues and Management Team.

In return for your hard work and dedication:

- Permanent contracts
- Salaried employment
- Pension contribution
- Paid training, supervision, and team meetings
- Certificates (free of charge)
- 28 days pro rata annual leave
- Supportive management and support team
- Role progression
- Training opportunities

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £12.00-£14.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Loyalty bonus

**Experience**:

- Care: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person