Healthcare Assistant – Community Care (Devon)

About the role

Join a CQC‑regulated care provider delivering high‑quality community support. As a Healthcare Assistant you will work directly with individuals who need everyday assistance or complex medical care, ensuring their safety, dignity and wellbeing.

Key responsibilities

• Administer medication safely and accurately.
• Provide tracheostomy care, suctioning and catheter management.
• Deliver PEG feeding and oxygen therapy via nasal cannula.
• Monitor health observations and manage epilepsy and other complex conditions.
• Offer reassurance, emotional support and maintain patient dignity at every step.

Required profile

• Care Certificate or NVQ in Health & Social Care.
• Minimum 1 year experience as a healthcare assistant.
• Experience with complex care, catheter suctioning, tracheostomy, PEG feeding, oxygen therapy and epilepsy management.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Safeguarding Level 2 or 3.
• DBS registration on the Update Service.
• Valid manual handling and basic life support training.

Required skills

• Medication administration
• Tracheostomy care
• Suctioning (catheter and airway)
• PEG feeding
• Oxygen therapy
• Epilepsy management
• Manual handling
• Basic life support

What we offer

• Competitive pay at £17 per hour.
• Paid induction and sign‑offs.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Flexible shift patterns – days, nights, weekdays or weekends.
• Refer‑a‑friend scheme.