# Care Support Assistant

**Company**: Your Life Your Way
**Location**: Kingston Upon Thames
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £17-£18 per hour
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

**Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/L0091-26-0117?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are seeking a caring and compassionate Care Support Assistant to join our team. As a Care Support Assistant, you will provide support to a client with complex health needs, including:

- Cough assist

- Suction

- Non-invasive ventilation

- Lung volume recruitment

- Nebuliser administration

- Gastrostomy (including balloon water changes) and feed/fluid administration

- Skin integrity

- Bespoke moving and handling

- Medication administration

- Infection control

- Personal care

- Social activities

You will work part-time hours, including days, waking nights, and sleeping nights. You will receive full training to help you thrive in your role and gain confidence in providing quality care.

Benefits include:

- Good rate of pay (£17-£18 per hour)

- Pension scheme entitlement

- Full training provided

- Confidential employee helpline

- Opportunity to gain qualifications in Health and Social Care

- Blue Light membership for exclusive discounts

- Refer a friend scheme

- Career progression

- Online employee portal

- Early Access Pay

To be successful, you will need:

- A caring and empathetic nature

- Good communication skills

- A genuine desire to support others

- Basic IT and record-keeping skills

- A full UK driving licence (advantageous)

- Previous experience is helpful but not essential – full training provided

## Skills

### Required
- cough assist
- suction
- non-invasive ventilation
- lung volume recruitment
- nebuliser administration
- gastrostomy
- skin integrity
- bespoke moving and handling
- medication administration
- infection control
- personal care
- social activities

### Nice to have
- previous experience in care
- full UK driving licence

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