Healthcare Assistant - Cannock, United Kingdom - Apollo Home Healthcare

Apollo Home Healthcare

Verified Company

Cannock, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Healthcare Assistant, Cannock, Staffordshire:

Job details:

Job Ref
22709

Pay Rate (ph)
£ £16.50

Location
Cannock, Staffordshire

Work Patterns
Full Time, Part Time, Nights,

Driver Required
No

Job description:

Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with children/young adults?

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 clinical 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 Cannock, 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 his family home.

Meet our service user
Our service user is a male in his teens, who lives in his family home in Cannock. He is overall a happy boy who enjoys social activities and attending school.

As his dedicated healthcare assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting him 1:1 throughout the night.

Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to monitoring, administering medications, and providing support with any of his clinical needs.

Beyond the medical aspects, you will offer comfort and reassurance to both the teenager and his family to ensure he has a restful night's sleep for a fun filled day at school.

It would be ideal if you have previously worked with service users who are nonverbal or who have limited verbal communication however this isn't essential.

We are looking for staff are happy to learn basic British Sign Language or Makaton to improve their ability to communicate with our service user as this is his main method of communication, he will also communicate via gestures and facial expressions and short sentences.

If you believe that you have the passion and dedication to support and care for this young man then this is the role for you

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

Essential Experience Required

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

Desirable Experience

PEG Feed
Oral Suctioning
Working with nonverbal service users

We have the following shifts available;

Part Time Nights
10pm 7am

Take a look at our payrates

Weeknights:
£13.50 per hour (£135 approx. per 10hr shift)

Weekends:
£14.00 per hour (£140 approx. per 10hr shift)

Bank Holiday:
£16.00 per hour (£160 approx. per 10hr 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.

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: