Job Description

Children\'s Healthcare Assistant, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Job details

Job Ref
22328 Pay Rate (ph)
\xc2\xa312.50 - \xc2\xa315.00 Location
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Work Patterns
Full Time, Part Time, Days, Nights, Driver Required
No

Job description

Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with children? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! If you are an experienced Healthcare Assistant looking to expand your skills and knowledge into complex care or if you already have complex care experience, this could be the perfect job role for you! We are looking for compassionate and committed Healthcare Assistants in Nottingham, who are passionate about delivering the highest quality one-to-one care for our service user, building positive relationships with them and their family while enabling them to live as independently as possible in their own home. Meet our service user Our service user is a 4 year old boy who lives with his loving family in Nottingham, he requires support throughout the day and night on a 1:1 basis. He is a charming and loving little boy that can be shy at first but soon warms up to people very quickly once getting to know you. He shows his loveable personality through physical touch and cuddles. He loves to watch his favourite children\xe2\x80\x99s TV shows especially CBeebies and Mr Tumble, he also likes watching a variety of shows on YouTube. Throughout the day you will be supporting him with all aspects of his personal care needs including personal care, moving, and handling and attending to his clinical care needs when required. Your role will also include supporting his social care needs as well as promoting development through play. This role is perfect for someone who loves to engage through exploring activities such as sensory play and nursery rhyme singing, his favourite activity currently is playing with bubbles! He normally settles into bed around 7:30pm, throughout the night you will be required to attend to his complex and clinical care needs, support with personal care, Repositioning, regular monitoring and offering comfort and reassurance when needed to promote a restful night\xe2\x80\x99s sleep. Essential Experience Required

• 3 months previous care experience
• Personal Care
• Moving and Handling
• Medication Administration

Desirable Experience

• PEG Feeding
• Tracheostomy Care
• Oral Suctioning

We have the following shifts available;

• Full Time & Part Time
• Days & Waking Nights
• Mon\xe2\x80\x93Fri Days \xe2\x80\x93 1pm-7pm
• Saturday Days \xe2\x80\x93 12pm-5pm
• Nights \xe2\x80\x93 8pm-8am

Take a look at our payrates Weekday \xc2\xa312.50 per hour (\xc2\xa375 approx. per 6-hour shift) Weeknights \xc2\xa313.00 per hour (\xc2\xa3156 approx. per 12-hour shift) Saturday \xc2\xa313.50 per hour (\xc2\xa3162 approx. per 12-hour shift) Sunday \xc2\xa314.00 per hour (\xc2\xa3168 approx. per 12-hour shift) Bank Holiday \xc2\xa315.00 per hour (\xc2\xa3180 approx. per 12-hour shift) This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to our service user, really making an impact on his day-to-day life.

Why work for Apollo Home Healthcare?

We specialise in the provision of highly complex clinical care services delivered in the homes of service users. We are passionate about delivering the highest standard of care and we recognise that our Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers are integral to doing this. In return for your hard work and dedication you will receive:

• Flexible hours to suit
• Confirmed rotas
• Excellent rates of pay
• Holiday pay
• Full clinical training
• Opportunity to work with other service users in the area
• Ongoing professional training and development

Please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated recruitment team on 01902 847111 or email on recruitment@apollohomehealthcare.com to find out more.