Healthcare Assistant - Preston, United Kingdom - Apollo Home Healthcare

Apollo Home Healthcare

Verified Company

Preston, United Kingdom

18 hours ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Healthcare Assistant, Preston, Lancashire:

Job details:

Job Ref
22744

Pay Rate (ph)
£ £17.50

Location
Preston, Lancashire

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 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 Preston, 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 her home.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a charming teenage boy who lives with his family in Preston and requires support throughout the night to support his complex care needs.

He particularly loves going on walks and exploring his favourite activities with his family, friends, and care team and throughout the day enjoys attending school.

When at home he likes to relax and spend time playing on his PlayStation and watching the football.

Throughout the night you will provide support with his personal care, repositioning, attending to his clinical care needs when required and providing a peaceful environment to promote a restful night's sleep.

Our service user loves the engagement and interaction with his care team and can communicate and express his needs and wants.

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

It is essential for our care team to have received COVID vaccinations for this position

Essential Experience Required

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

Desirable Experience

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Ventilation Management

We have the following shifts available;

Full Time or Part Time Nights

shifts per week

9:30pm
6:30am

Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights:
£15.00 per hour - (£135 approx. per 9-hour shift)

Weekends:
£15.50 per hour - (£139.50 approx. per 9-hour shift)

Bank Holiday:
£17.50 per hour - (£157.50 approx. per 9-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.

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: