Complex Care Worker for Bensham, Saltwell and Teams

**Joi**n Be Caring today**:
We are looking for experienced care workers to join our Complex Homecare services - supporting people living across the Newcastle and Gateshead area who have complex care needs for example; PEG feeds, tracheostomy care, spinal injuries, bowel care, ventilation. Complex care requires individuals who are experienced, dedicated, committed and have a genuine will to make a difference. The goal is to make sure our customers' needs are met, where they feel most comfortable, within their own homes.

Complex care is person-centred specialist support for someone with a chronic, long-term health condition and complex needs, who require extra assistance to manage their symptoms and day-to-day activities to enable a high quality of life.

We have an onsite registered nurse who provides regular complex training and competency spot checks on a regular basis.

**Previous care worker experience is required to be considered for this role, full training for complex needs will be provided.**

**Pay**:

- Hourly rate of pay**:£10.00p/hr**
- Mileage - **40p** per mile

**New starter bonus - up to £500 (see bottom of advert for further details*)**:
**Working Hours and Shift Patterns**:

- Early shifts: 7:00am - 3:00pm
- Late Shifts: 3:00pm - 11:00pm
- Alternate weekend working

**The Role**:
As a **Complex Care Worker**, you will work with individuals and their families and provide outstanding person-centred care that promotes independence. You will support individuals with complex needs to complete day-to-day activities which will enable them to have a high quality of life.
- Provide personal care that protects people's dignity.
- Promote independence using enabling approaches.
- Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals.
- Deliver personalised care through individual choice and control.
- Be a strong and effective communicator, documenting, reporting and sharing information with the right people at the right time.
- Supporting our service users to access the local community, through college, support and hobbies.

Dependant on the needs of the service user, providing complex care may involve:

- Nutritional needs via PEG
- Bowel care
- Cough assist
- Tracheostomy care
- Spinal injury associated care
- Ventilation needs
- Assistance with suction
- Acquired brain injury (ABI) associated needs
- Support with epilepsy including rescue medication administration
- Dealing with autonomic dysreflexia (AD) attacks
- Complex moving and positioning, including the use of equipment

**Induction Training**:
All training is fully funded, and you will be paid for your time to complete the training. As a **Complex Care Worker**, you will be provided with a comprehensive induction training on:

- Community wellbeing, individual wellbeing and personal outcomes;
- Fluids and nutrition;
- Medication, moving and handling, basic life support and first aid;
- Infection prevention and control, health and safety;
- Professional boundaries, confidentiality, equality, and diversity;
- Safeguarding, mental health and capacity;
**Additional Training**:
As a Home Carer for those with complex needs, you will be required to participate in additional training dependant on the needs of the service user, this may include but is not limited to:

- Extensive end of life training.
- Complex training and competency spot checks, carried out by our registered nurse.

**Support**:
At Be Caring, we are committed to the personal and professional career development of all colleagues so that you can ‘Be the Best you can be'. As a **Complex Care Worker**, you will be provided with:

- Full induction and shadowing programme.
- Training to complete the Care Certificate.
- Access to additional training and qualifications through the apprenticeship levy.
- Level 2 Health and Social Care qualification (on completion of six-month probation period)
- Quarterly Be Supported sessions.
- An annual appraisal and personal development plan.

**Benefits**:

- Paid Induction and DBS
- Annual bonus (up to £250), gift vouchers for birthdays (£25), and refer a friend payment scheme (£150)
- FREE 24hr access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Optional Union membership with GMB who we work in partnership with to give our staff impartial support and guidance.
- **_New starter bonus split into 2 payments at 3 months and 6 months; based on average hours worked._**
- £500 for 40+ average weekly hours (£250 per payment)_
- £400 for 30-39 average weekly hours (£200 per payment)_
- £300 for 20-29 average weekly hours (£150 per payment)_
- £200 for 10-19 average weekly hours (£100 per payment)_