Support Worker

Job Description: Female Complex Care Support Worker (PO8) Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced female Care Worker to provide 8-hour shifts, 7 days per week in the PO8 area. The role is focused on delivering high-quality complex care support for a service user with multi-faceted clinical and mobility needs, ensuring safety, comfort, and dignity at all times. Key Responsibilities • Provide hands-on complex care support during 8-hour shifts, 7 days per week • Deliver care in line with the service user’s support plan and agreed care protocols, including: • Regular suctioning • Chest physiotherapy as required • Home oxygen administration as required • Apnoea management • PEG feeding • Seizure management • Double incontinence support, including awareness of recurrent UTIs • Support safe mobility and transfers, including: • Full hoist transfers requiring 2 carers • Care for contractures to both knees • Management of very stiff hips • Support with limited tolerance when sitting in a wheelchair due to discomfort • Maintain safe working practices, infection control, and accurate documentation of care delivered • Promote independence where possible, while ensuring comfort and safety throughout the shift Requirements • Must be female (to meet the personal care needs of the service user) • Experience working in complex care and/or supporting individuals with high-acuity needs (suctioning, oxygen, PEG feeding, seizures) • Experience and confidence with hoist transfers and working with two-car transfers • Understanding of continence care and safeguarding with awareness of recurrent UTIs • Ability to follow care plans and respond appropriately to changing care needs • Strong communication skills and a calm, professional approach under pressure Location and Working Pattern • Location: PO8 area • Hours:8-hour shifts • Days:7 days per week