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Job Description
Routes Healthcare does not offer sponsorship
Complex Care Assistant
Location: Holbeck, Leeds
Pay Rate: £17.93 per hour (including holiday pay) + 30p per mile
Plus: Fully funded Enhanced DBS and guaranteed hours available after successful completion of probation.
Routes Healthcare does not offer sponsorship.
IMPORTANT: Unfortunately, Routes Healthcare is unable to offer employment to anyone who does not have the right to work in the UK or who requires employer sponsorship.
About the Client
We are recruiting for a rewarding complex care package supporting university student. The client requires support with all aspects of daily living, enabling client to remain independent at home, in the community, and while attending university.
Staff will accompany the client to university 3-4 times per week and provide support throughout his day.
Shift Pattern
University Support
- Monday, Tuesday & Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Evening Support
- Daily: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
- Thursday & Sunday: 1:30pm - 9:00pm
Waking Nights
- Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday: 10:00pm - 8:00am
Duties Include
- Supporting with bathing and personal care
- Applying prescribed creams and assisting with bandaging
- Supporting pain management in line with care plans
- Assisting with dietary and nutritional requirements
- Supporting mobility and daily activities
- Accompanying the client to university and community activities
- Promoting independence, dignity, and choice
- Providing emotional support and companionship
- Maintaining accurate care records and reporting concerns appropriately
What We're Looking For
Essential
- Right to work in the UK
- Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
- Minimum of 6 months' paid UK care experience
- Compassionate, reliable, and person-centred approach to care
- Willingness to undertake specialist complex care training
Desirable
- Experience within complex care
- Experience supporting young adults
- NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care
What We Offer
- £17.93 per hour (including holiday pay)
- 30p per mile mileage allowance
- Guaranteed hours after successful completion of probation
- Fully funded Enhanced DBS
- Specialist complex care training
- Ongoing clinical support
- Career development opportunities through Routes Academy
- Employee referral scheme
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you are passionate about making a difference and supporting a young person to live independently while achieving his educational goals, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today to join the Routes Healthcare team and help make lives better through exceptional complex care.
Make yourself at home with Routes
At Routes, HOME isn't just a place - it's how we care for the people we support and how we work together as a team. Our HOME values - Heartfelt, Open, Meaningful, Empowering - are the principles that have shaped Routes.
These four values guide everything we do, from the care we deliver to how we treat each other every single day. Whether you're supporting someone in their own home, coordinating care packages, or working behind the scenes, these values connect us all.
Heartfelt
Genuine care and real connections — with the people we support and with each other.
Open
Honest, open communication about the role, your progress and where you can grow.
Meaningful
Every shift has purpose. You'll see the difference you make in real people's lives.
Empowering
The training, support and backing to grow in whichever direction feels right for you.