Work Location: Eastbourne
Contract: Zero Hours
Branch: Sussex
Pay Rate: From £15.00 to £18.00 per hour
About The Role
We are recruiting a warm, enthusiastic, and experienced Healthcare Assistant to provide 2:1 complex care for a young person with dysphagia, limited verbal communication, and seizure management needs. This role involves a combination of home-based care and supporting community access and outings.
The client enjoys musical animations, instrumental music, cinema trips, meals out, and travelling by train and bus. He benefits from a consistent routine, especially around evening settling, due to sleep difficulties.
Key Responsibilities:
- Personal care
- Manual handling (wheelchair and hoist use)
- Administering routine and rescue medication
- Seizure monitoring and management
- Supporting non-verbal communication
- Promoting community access and social interaction
- Managing occasional challenging behaviour
- Supporting during mealtimes (monitoring due to dysphagia)
A full driving licence with access to your own vehicle is essential.
Unity Care Solutions provides complex clinical healthcare services to children and vulnerable adults within the comfort of their own homes.
You will work with a small number of our clients to provide dedicated and professional healthcare services.
Available shifts include:
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Days and Nights
Benefits of being a Healthcare Assistant with Unity Care Solutions include:
- Competitive pay from £14.00 to £16.00 per hour
- Enhanced bank holiday pay rates
- £150 Refer a Friend incentives
- Blue Light Card – with all costs reimbursed
- Access to 24/7 GP and Dental services
- Access to 24/7 Wellness & Mental Health services
- Flexible shift patterns
- Fully paid specialist training
- Complete induction
- Holiday pay
- Ongoing support provided by our specialist clinical teams
- Career development opportunities.
To be successful, you will:
- Minimum 6 months experience in complex paediatric care
- Confident working with non-verbal children and supporting communication
- Able to support mobility safely, including hoists and transfers
- Comfortable with behavioural support strategies
- Patient, engaging, and enjoys interactive play and social outings
- Able to follow structured routines, especially around evening care
- Hold a full driving licence with access to your own vehicle
- Be able to commit to the minimum availability of shifts
- Hold the right to work in the UK. Please note that we are unable to offer VISA sponsorship.
- Represent the company’s values:
- United
- Committed
- Sincere
If you would like to discuss this position, or any of our vacancies, with a member of our Recruitment Team, you can call us on 03333 661020 or email jobs@unitycaresolutions.co.uk.
We can’t wait to hear from you!
Reference: S-HCA-01