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Job Description
Routes Healthcare does not offer sponsorship
Female Complex Care Assistant
Location: Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield & Halifax
Pay: £17.93 per hour (including holiday pay, dependent on experience and complexity of care) + 30p per mile mileage allowance
Shifts: Day shifts between 7 AM-10 PM Monday to Sunday. Weekend availability is required. shifts 2:1 clinical runs going to multiple clients
Must be a driver with own car
Hours: Guaranteed hours available following successful probation
Sponsorship: Not available
Please note: This role is open to female applicants only under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. This is a genuine occupational requirement due to the personal care and support needs of the individuals receiving care.
About the Role
Routes Healthcare is expanding its specialist Regional Complex Care Team to support clients across West Yorkshire, including Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and Halifax.
This is not standard domiciliary care. As a Complex Care Assistant, you will utilise advanced clinical skills daily while working within a dedicated and highly supportive specialist team.
Key Responsibilities
• Providing high-quality care to clients with complex needs across multiple locations.
• Delivering specialist clinical interventions, including:
o Tracheostomy care
o Suctioning
o Ventilation support
o Spinal injury care
• Working on clinical runs, supporting clients on a 2:1 basis shifts 7AM -10PM
• Travelling throughout the region to support clients as required.
• Working closely with experienced clinical teams and benefiting from 24/7 on-call support.
Benefits
• £17.93 per hour (including holiday pay)
• 30p per mile mileage allowance
• Fully funded Enhanced DBS
• Structured career progression opportunities
• Ongoing specialist training through Routes Academy
• Generous referral bonus scheme
• Mental health and wellbeing support
• Consistent work with no agency staff on shifts
• 24/7 clinical support
Requirements
To be considered, you must:
• Have a minimum of 6 months' paid UK care experience (complex care experience desirable)
• Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to your own vehicle
• Be confident working with clinical procedures (full training and support provided)
• Have the right to work in the UK (sponsorship is not available)
• Be available to work weekends
Ideal Candidate
An experienced care professional who is confident supporting individuals with complex healthcare needs, comfortable travelling across West Yorkshire, and interested in developing specialist clinical skills while working on clinical runs, including 2:1 support packages, within a supportive and highly skilled team
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.