URGENT CARE STAFF REQUIRED – COMPLEX CARE | CHICHESTER

We are urgently recruiting experienced Complex Care Support Workers / Healthcare Assistants to support an adult client returning home following specialist respiratory rehabilitation.

📍 Location: Chichester, West Sussex 🏠 Setting: Client’s own home 🚨 Package: Urgent discharge ⏰ Shifts: 12-hour days & 12-hour waking nights 👥 2:1 support required for specific care activities

About the Package

The client has Pompe disease, a progressive neuromuscular condition with significant physical and respiratory needs. The successful carers will provide high-quality, person-centred support to enable the client to remain safely and independently at home.

Key Care Requirements

Experience in the following areas is highly desirable:

• Non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

• Respiratory care and monitoring

• Assistance with applying/removing an NIV mask

• Prisma 40 NIV device

• Hoist transfers and moving & handling

• Two-carer transfers where required

• Pressure area care

• Sacral wound monitoring in line with the care plan

• Medication administration/support

• Full assistance with eating and drinking

• Personal care and activities of daily living

• Nutrition and hydration

• Positioning and comfort care

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for experienced and reliable care professionals who have:

✅ Complex care experience ✅ Respiratory/NIV experience ✅ Experience with hoists and moving & handling ✅ Medication experience ✅ Pressure area/wound care experience ✅ Experience supporting clients with neurological or neuromuscular conditions ✅ A person-centred approach and strong communication skills ✅ The ability to follow detailed care plans, risk assessments and clinical guidance ✅ A commitment to maintaining dignity, choice and independence

Clinical competencies and package-specific training will be required before undertaking relevant clinical tasks.

Staffing

Day: 1 × Care Worker – 12-hour day shift Night: 1 × Care Worker – 12-hour waking night shift

Additional 2:1 support is required for specific transfers and personal care activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced complex care professionals looking for a long-term community-based package supporting a client in their own home.

📩 Interested? Please send your CV or contact us for further information about the package, shifts and training requirements