Healthcare Assistant - Wakefield, United Kingdom - Apollo Home Healthcare

Apollo Home Healthcare

Verified Company

Wakefield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Healthcare Assistant, Wakefield, West Yorkshire:

Job details:

Job Ref
22659

Pay Rate (ph)
£ £15.50

Location
Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Work Patterns
Part Time, Days, Nights, 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 are seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to support a young boy in Wakefield with his complex care needs.

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

Meet our service user
Our service user is a young boy who lives with his loving family and friendly pets in Wakefield.

He loves lots of interaction and cuddles from his family and care team, he enjoys watching his favourite cartoons including Teletubbies and Bing and exploring with his sensory toys.

During the night you will be responsible for attending to his clinical care needs, keeping close observations, regular repositioning, offering reassurance and promoting a restful environment.

In the morning when he does wake you will be required to support him with washing and dressing ready for his day ahead.

Previous experience working within a complex care setting is desirable, but not essential as we will offer complex care training to support your transition into your new role.

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

Essential Experience Required

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

Desirable Experience

Previous experience supporting children within a complex care setting
Gastrostomy Care (Peg feeding)
Tracheostomy care
Ventilation Management

We have the following shifts available;
Part Time Nights: - 3 shifts per week

10pm8am
Ad hock days available

Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights: £12.25 per hour (Approx. £122.50 per 10hour shift
Weekends: £13.00 per hour (Approx. £130 per 10hour shift)
Bank Holidays: £15.50 per hour (Approx. £155 per 10hour 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 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: