Contollo Care Group | Complex Care Assistant

Job summary
At Yorhealth we provide care for children and young adults with complex care needs.
You will be working in the family home.
This role is to work with a baby boy who is 14 months old.
He has bronchomalacia and has a tracheotomy ventilated 24 hours a day.
He lives at home with his mum, dad, older sister and dog.
He likes playing with musical toys and watching cocomelon.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a staff member to join this little boys team to provide three waking nights per week on a two week rolling rota.
Shifts will be set per week and we offer contracted hours to all staff.
About us
We are a family run business and we take great pride in being industry leaders in delivering specialised complex care to both children and adults.
Our team is led by highly experienced paediatric and adult nurses, whose expertise ensures we deliver the highest standards of service.
Our complex care is built on strong clinical competencies and overseen by our Nurse Managers, who ensure all care is delivered safely and to the highest quality.
Through a robust clinical governance structure, we maintain excellence in care delivery and continuously monitor our processes to achieve superior outcomes.
Our Nurse Specialists bring advanced skills and significant expertise to their roles, performing thorough nursing assessments and developing evidence-based, person-centred care plans.
These plans are tailored to each clients unique preferences and needs, ensuring care that is not only safe and effective but also reflective of our clients personal goals and aspirations.
Job description Job responsibilities MAINDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supporting the family and theteam to carry out the complete range of care for the child / young person whichcan include: provision of personal care, mealtimes, medications administration,gastrostomy care, tracheostomy and ventilator care, emotional care and social/playinteraction.
Accompanying the child/ youngperson on trips out of the home to include hospital appointments and/oradmissions where required.
Contribute to a team approachto patient care in conjunction with all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Ensure full understanding ofthe Support/care Plan and communicate accurately and efficiently how thesupport/care plan is being delivered.
Participate in regular meetingsand attend other meetings as requested and required.

Attend and comply with all statutory and mandatory training requirements,this includes ensuring E-Learning is maintained and renewed as required.Attendance to all Mandatory Training sessions to maintain competence in linewith clinical requirements.
Undertake tasks and procedures,in which competency has been assessed and recorded specific to the care environment,including for example, tracheostomy and ventilation training.

Behaving in a manner that doesnot put themselves, children and young people, families, other team members orothers in danger or at risk in the work environment.
Assist in the maintenance ofstock levels, including medicines and PPE and to inform the office/clinicalteam as and when stock is needed to be reordered.
Assist in the cleanliness andtidiness of the home environment and adhere to infection control policy andprocedures at all times.
Assist the child/young person toensure they have the opportunity to meet their individual dietary requirementswhether orally or enterally fed.

Complete legible and accurate daily writtenreports on all service users in accordance with Yorhealth Policies andProcedures.
Become familiar with all organisationalpolicies and procedures and to comply with these at all times.
Maintain the confidentiality ofinformation about children, families, staff and company business and meet therequirements of the Data Protection Act (1998) at all times.
The postholdermust comply with all Information Governance policies at all times.
The work of Yorhealthis of a confidential nature and any information gained by the postholder intheir role must not be communicated to other persons except where required inthe recognised course of duty.
Be aware of theresponsibilities placed on you under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)and any subsequent relevant legislation and always follow these in fullincluding ensuring that they act in line with all agreed procedures at alltimes in order to maintain a safe environment.
Protect supported individualsfrom abuse and report any concerns immediately to management colleagues.
Inorder to achieve this, you are required to read Yorhealths SafeguardingPolicy, participate in regular training and incorporate preventative strategiesinto your work.
Job description
Job responsibilities MAINDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supporting the family and theteam to carry out the complete range of care for the child / young person whichcan include: provision of personal care, mealtimes, medications administration,gastrostomy care, tracheostomy and ventilator care, emotional care and social/playinteraction.
Accompanying the child/ youngperson on trips out of the home to include hospital appointments and/oradmissions where required.
Contribute to a team approachto patient care in conjunction with all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Ensure full understanding ofthe Support/care Plan and communicate accurately and efficiently how thesupport/care plan is being delivered.
Participate in regular meetingsand attend other meetings as requested and required.

Attend and comply with all statutory and mandatory training requirements,this includes ensuring E-Learning is maintained and renewed as required.Attendance to all Mandatory Training sessions to maintain competence in linewith clinical requirements.
Undertake tasks and procedures,in which competency has been assessed and recorded specific to the care environment,including for example, tracheostomy and ventilation training.

Behaving in a manner that doesnot put themselves, children and young people, families, other team members orothers in danger or at risk in the work environment.
Assist in the maintenance ofstock levels, including medicines and PPE and to inform the office/clinicalteam as and when stock is needed to be reordered.
Assist in the cleanliness andtidiness of the home environment and adhere to infection control policy andprocedures at all times.
Assist the child/young person toensure they have the opportunity to meet their individual dietary requirementswhether orally or enterally fed.

Complete legible and accurate daily writtenreports on all service users in accordance with Yorhealth Policies andProcedures.
Become familiar with all organisationalpolicies and procedures and to comply with these at all times.
Maintain the confidentiality ofinformation about children, families, staff and company business and meet therequirements of the Data Protection Act (1998) at all times.
The postholdermust comply with all Information Governance policies at all times.
The work of Yorhealthis of a confidential nature and any information gained by the postholder intheir role must not be communicated to other persons except where required inthe recognised course of duty.
Be aware of theresponsibilities placed on you under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)and any subsequent relevant legislation and always follow these in fullincluding ensuring that they act in line with all agreed procedures at alltimes in order to maintain a safe environment.
Protect supported individualsfrom abuse and report any concerns immediately to management colleagues.
Inorder to achieve this, you are required to read Yorhealths SafeguardingPolicy, participate in regular training and incorporate preventative strategiesinto your work.
Person Specification Experience Essential Minimum 1 years experience of working within a care sector environment Experience of working with children and young people Desirable Experience of working with children/ young adults with a tracheostomy/complex care needs and / or ventilator support Qualifications Essential Good level of written and spoken English Good level of basic numeracy Basic IT literacy Desirable NVQ level 2 in health and social care or equivalent A levels or above Educational qualification in Maths Educational qualification in English Full clean driving licence where required
Person Specification
Experience Essential Minimum 1 years experience of working within a care sector environment Experience of working with children and young people Desirable Experience of working with children/ young adults with a tracheostomy/complex care needs and / or ventilator support Qualifications Essential Good level of written and spoken English Good level of basic numeracy Basic IT literacy Desirable NVQ level 2 in health and social care or equivalent A levels or above Educational qualification in Maths Educational qualification in English Full clean driving licence where required Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name
Contollo Care Group
Address
Whitfield street
Newark
Nottingham
NG24 1QX
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