Children's Healthcare Assistant - Wakefield, United Kingdom - Apollo Home Healthcare

Apollo Home Healthcare

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Wakefield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Children's Healthcare Assistant, Wakefield, West Yorkshire:

Job details:

Job Ref
22994

Pay Rate (ph)
£12.00-£15.50

Location
Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Work Patterns
Part Time, Days, Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays,

Driver Required
No

Job description:

Are you looking to expand your skills and enhance your career to include providing Complex Clinical Care or do you already have Complex Care experience?

Do you have a special place in your heart for enhancing the lives of the individuals you support?
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

Apollo Home Healthcare are seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to support with our beautiful twin girls with their complex care needs.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate Healthcare Assistants who are passionate about their job, enjoy delivering two-to-one support and who can build positive relationships with our service users and their families.

Meet our service users

Our service users are vibrant twin girls who live at home with their loving family in Wakefield and require support with their complex care needs throughout the day.

This position is a 2:1 and you will work closely alongside a Registered Nurse for both day and night shifts.

They attend nursery during the week and as part of their dedicated care team you may be required to accompany them to their nursery and transport will be provided for you.

Throughout the day your role will include supporting the girls with personal care, moving, and handling and being vigilant to their needs, and attending to their clinical needs when required.

You will assist them to enjoy their hobbies and interests, engage in play and support with interaction.

Playtime and fun are an important part of this role, as they enjoy playing with puzzles, listening to stories, being creative and interacting with their care team.

Our ideal care team will show resilience and confidence in being able to provide the care they require as their needs are very clinical and at times can become intense
Our service users are non
- verbal and can communicate via the use of sign language, it is important you become familiar with their methods of communication to ensure their needs and wants are met.

Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team

Essential Experience Required

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

Desirable Experience

Seizure Management
Oxygen administration
Working with nonverbal children

We have the following shifts available;

Part Time Days
7:30am 5:30pm
2 Shifts Per Week

Take a look at our pay rates

Weekdays:
£12.00 per hour (Approx. £120. per 10-hour shift)

Weekends:
£13.00 per hour (Approx. £130 per 10-hour shift)

Bank Holiday:
£15.50 per hour (Approx. £155 per 10-hour shift)

This is a personally rewarding role where you can deliver exceptional care and support to our service user, really making an impact on their day-to-day life.

Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and we advertise a high volume of vacancies on behalf of our clients.

Due to the nature of the vacancies we recruit for, our clients have the right to request whether they wish for female or male staff to work on their team.

These specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation.

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: