Care Assistant - #188578

Advantage Healthcare Limited

Posted 2026-05-29

Reference

REF12363C

Location

Stockton-on-Tees

Salary

£13.50

Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare Limited

Stockton-on-Tees

Company Description

Location: Stockton-on-Tees, UK

Pay Rate: £13.50 per hour

Shifts Available: 0800 – 1600 / 1500 – 2300 days and nights 2200 - 0900

Bring your caring and compassionate attitude to our fantastic team.

As a Advantage Healthcare Care Assistant, you’ll deliver award winning care to support our clients in their own homes to maintain their independence, dignity and self-worth. Every day is different!

Benefits for our Care Assistants

As a care professional, you'll get:

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Pension scheme
• Benefits and Well-being Platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend scheme – earn £300 per referral!
• Blue Light Card eligibility – exclusive staff discounts at big brands for you
• Local work and paid mileage
• Paid training – online and face to face
• Self-development – progression opportunities
• Access to our in-house app
• Work for the largest care company in the UK!
• No experience necessary
• Book an interview at a time and date to suit you!

Job Description

What you’ll do
This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your current skill base and join us as a Complex Care Assistant. You will have full training and clinical support to develop and enhance skills in various complex areas such as tracheotomy, ventilation, seizure management, and stoma care plus so much more! We care for and support people of all ages, in the community, and in their home. The client you will be supporting has Motor Neurone Disease, she requires Ventilation, Peg management, Catheter Care and Suction.

Due to her diagnosis of MND this lady does present with mental health issues such as depression, changes in mood and forgetfulness. She is bedbound and requires a hoist for all transfers.

Motor Neurons Disease Is a rare condition effecting the brain and nerves. Symptoms of MND include muscle weakness, twitches, slurred speech, and difficulty swallowing, the symptoms become worse over time. As MND progresses the patient may have trouble breathing, produce excessive saliva, have changes in mood and personality and be unstable when moving

Qualifications

Skills & Requirement

Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful but otherwise, the care assistant skills and attributes needed are:

• Compassion
• Resilience
• A willingness to learn

Additional Information

Why choose us?

We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Join us on our journey and continue yours.

City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.

Keywords: Carer, Care Assistant, Care Professional, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers