Live-In carer

Do you want to help others lead a more fulfilling life? Are you interested in learning new skills? Are you looking for consistent work in care, where you can choose your regular shift pattern with minimal travel?

At HFH Healthcare we meet the growing need for complex care by providing specialist nurse-led services to adults & children in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, working in partnership with NHS Continuing Healthcare teams, our enhanced level of specialist clinical support, enables people to remain at home even when the level of healthcare required is highly complex.

We deliver care 24-hour a day, 365 days a year.

Job Description:

We are recruiting enthusiastic, reliable, and adaptable carers for day or night shifts, including weekends, within the London area.

2 weeks On / 2 weeks Off Live-In shifts available.

6 months of previous care experience is preferable however full training, supervision and support is given to all successful candidates.

Our carer development centre comprises of interview and training rooms, and specialist and fully equipped skills labs for bespoke training to cover a wide range of client-specific needs, including:

• Tracheostomy care
• Invasive and non-invasive ventilation
• Airway suctioning
• Cough assist
• Autonomic Dysreflexia
• Oxygen therapy and monitoring
• Bowel management
• Enteral feeding
• Epilepsy and seizure management
• Catheter care
• Complex medication administration
• Behaviours which challenge
• Complex moving and positioning

What HFH offers:

• Candidate career focus - the satisfaction and safety of our team is our priority.
• Fast track carer onboarding process. Full support with documents, getting you ready to work sooner!
• Consistent volume of work and choice of working patterns.
• Choice of working with children and adults.
• Free specialist clinical training for complex care, bespoke onsite and in-house development with continuous clinical support.
• Continuous professional progression.
• 24-hour support from our dedicated and efficient clinical and operational teams.
• No mandatory uniform requirements

What HFH offers:

· Daily pay rates up to £134.48*, weekly pay up to £941.36*.

· Typically, our live-in clients have clinical needs that require approx. 11hrs support throughout the day.

· Where possible we will offer you work to meet your availability and as a guide, for a live-in carer wishing to work a 2-weeks on, 2-weeks off pattern (which equates to 26 weeks a year), earns up to £24,475.36* per annum.

· We employ all staff directly and manage all aspects of your pay via PAYE, rather than Limited Company or Self-employed status. This removes the need for you employ third party companies or calculate your own tax. PAYE also protects you from breaching IR35 tax regulations.

*Please note: This dependant of their shift pattern (days/nights/weekends) and these rates shown are inclusive of holiday pay which is accumulated per hour worked.

Benefits of working for HFH:

• Excellent rates of pay– PAYE, no additional third-party administration.
• Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays.
• Paid holiday.
• Company pension scheme.
• Carer Recognition scheme.
• Refer a friend scheme for employees. £150 for carers, £500 for Registered Nurses
• Free confidential wellbeing and support telephone line
• Retail rewards & savings via the Blue Light Card scheme

Requirements:

• You must be over 18 to apply
• Have the right to work in the UK
• Flexibility on travel - some shifts may require you to drive or have access to public transport
• A good standard of English and the ability to communicate effectively
• An enhanced DBS, which you can apply for upon registration

Please be aware - We do not hold a UK Sponsor Licence, so we are unable to consider applicants from overseas wishing to be sponsored who do not otherwise have the right to work in the UK.