Work Location: Rye
Contract: Zero Hours
Branch: Sussex
Pay Rate: From £15.00 to £18.00 per hour
About The Role
We are looking for a caring and experienced Healthcare Assistant to provide 1:1 support for a paediatric client with complex neurological and physical needs. The child has complex care needs and cerebral palsy, resulting in non-verbal communication, limited mobility (wheelchair user), dystonia, epilepsy, and global developmental delay.
Feeding and medication are administered via gastrostomy, and oral suctioning is required. The client is also at risk of seizures and requires close observation and prompt response to any signs of distress or discomfort. He is vibrant and expressive child who enjoys music, arts and crafts, sensory play, and helping out in the kitchen. Books, picture stories, and interactive activities are also favourites.
Key Responsibilities:
- Personal care and hygiene support
- Manual handling and wheelchair transfers
- Medication administration (including rescue medication)
- Enteral feeding (gastrostomy/PEG)
- Seizure monitoring and management
- Oral suctioning and nebuliser use
- Supporting non-verbal communication and reading body language
- Encouraging social play, sensory activities, and interaction
- Managing frustration and challenging behaviours appropriately
A full driving licence with access to your own vehicle is desirable but not 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:
- Days
- Monday (4 hours) to Saturday (10 hours)
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 1 year experience in paediatric complex care
- Skilled in seizure management, enteral feeding, and suctioning
- Confident in supporting non-verbal children and reading body language
- Able to remain calm and patient, especially during moments of frustration
- Able to work closely with families in a respectful and supportive way
- Playful, engaging, and able to build rapport with children
- Comfortable working alongside family in a home environment
- 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-DB