Children's Healthcare Assistant - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Apollo Home Healthcare

Apollo Home Healthcare
Apollo Home Healthcare
Verified Company
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Children's Healthcare Assistant job vacancy:


Job details:

Job Ref
20911

Pay Rate (ph)
£12.90

Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Work Patterns
Part Time, Days, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays,

Driver Required
No


Job description:


Are you passionate about enhancing a child or young person's everyday life?

Would you like to progress your career by working with children who require complex clinical care?


Apollo Home Healthcare is currently recruiting Healthcare Assistants who have a genuine interest in working with children and young people, to support our young service user who has complex care needs.

Our service user lives with her loving family in Newcastle under Tyne.

She is a 2-year-old toddler who enjoys all things musical, especially when her care team sings songs to her. She loves to watch TV and play with her sensory toys.


Your role will be to work alongside an established team and her family throughout the day on a part-time basis.

Daily duties may include carrying out personal care, medication administration, and NG tube feed (PEG). She currently has a tracheostomy in place, so previous experience is desired, but not essential.


This is a great opportunity where you will be using the valuable skills from your gained experience and progressing into a Children's Complex Care Assistant.


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

Please note that training will be provided locally

  • Welcome bonus to be paid alongside T&Cs

Essential Experience Required

  • 3 months previous care experience
  • Moving and handling
  • Administration of medication
  • Driving licence with access to your own car

Desired Experience

  • Previous experience working with children
  • Tracheostomy care
  • NG tube feeds (PEG)
  • Oral suctioning

We have the following shifts available

  • Part Time
  • 30 hours per week
  • Days
  • 10 hours shifts
  • 3 shifts per week

Take a look at our payrates
Weekdays £12.90 per hour (£129 approx. per 10 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 and really making an impact on her 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:


  • 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
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