Posted 18 February, 2026 Care First 24 logo

Complex Care Assistant - Care Package (Paediatric, Nights)

Care First 24 Buckinghamshire

Job details

  • Salary £16.00 to £18.00 per hour Per hour
  • Role Carer / Support Worker
  • Hours Full Time or Part Time
  • Location Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
  • Job Reference CF24Feb18

Job summary

Pay: £16.00-£18.00 per hour

Job Description:

Complex Care Assistants – Care Package (Paediatric, Nights)
Location: Buckinghamshire
Setting: Home setting (family home)

Hours Available:

  • Night shifts (primary requirement)
  • Flexibility for night work is essential

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Paediatric Complex Carers to support a very complex paediatric clients as part of care package within the family home. This role is focused on night shifts, providing high-level clinical and personal care to ensure the child’s safety, comfort, and wellbeing throughout the night.

You will work alongside another trained carer, delivering consistent and responsive care in a supportive home environment. This is a highly rewarding role suited to someone who is calm, attentive, and clinically confident in managing complex airway and medical needs overnight.

Required Competencies & Experience

Applicants must be trained and confident in the following:

  • Tracheostomy care
  • Tracheal and oral suctioning
  • Oxygen therapy (night care)
  • Seizure management
  • Gastro-jejunal (GJ) feeding
  • Medication administration
  • Stoma care
  • Manual handling

What We’re Looking For

  • Previous experience in complex paediatric care
  • Confidence working within a care model
  • A caring, patient, and reliable approach
  • Ability to remain vigilant and work effectively during night shifts
  • Comfortable working in a household with a dog

What We Offer

  • Specialist, client-specific training
  • Ongoing clinical supervision and support
  • Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a child’s life
  • Supportive care team and family environment

Don’t miss this opportunity to join an award-winning team committed to delivering exceptional complex care. Take the next step towards a fulfilling career with Care First 24.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Skills / Qualifications:

  • Required Competencies & Experience Applicants must be trained and confident in the following: • Tracheostomy care • Tracheal and oral suctioning • Oxygen therapy (night care) • Seizure management • Gastro-jejunal (GJ) feeding • Medication administration • Stoma care • Manual handling What We’re Looking For • Previous experience in complex paediatric care • Confidence working within a care model • A caring
  • patient
  • and reliable approach • Ability to remain vigilant and work effectively during night shifts • Comfortable working in a household with a dog What We Offer • Specialist
  • client-specific training • Ongoing clinical supervision and support • Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a child’s life • Supportive care team and family environment