Healthcare Assistant - Chester, United Kingdom - Apollo Home Healthcare

Apollo Home Healthcare

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Chester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Healthcare Assistant, Chester, Cheshire:

Job details:

Job Ref
22652

Pay Rate (ph)
£ £20.00 per hour

Location
Chester, Cheshire

Work Patterns
Part Time, Days,

Driver Required
Yes

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 Chester who are passionate about delivering the highest quality two-to-one care for our service user, building positive relationships with him and his family while enabling him to live as independently as possible in his family home.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a young adult who lives with his family in a fully adapted house in the rural location of Higher Kinnerton, Chester.

He requires support on a 2:1 basis throughout the day.

He is enjoys watching TV, listening to music, and having general chit chat with his care team. He likes to talk about tv series and any events or topics which are interesting in the news.

To express his feelings and indicate his wants and needs he uses various facial expressions and sounds. It is important that you can understand and interpret his communication to avoid him becoming distressed or frustrated.

You will be required to assist with social activities as well as meeting his care needs, this could include personal care, mobility support and attending to his clinical care needs when required.

It is essential that you hold a valid driving licence as you will have the use of an adapted vehicle to access the community.

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

Essential Experience Required

Minimum 3 months previous care experience
Personal Care
Moving and Handling
Medication Administration
Valid Driving Licence

Desirable Experience

Oral Suctioning
Complex Seizure Management
PEG & Feeding Tube Care

We have the following shifts available;

Part Time
2 Shifts Per Week
Days
8am 8pm

Take a look at our payrates

Weekdays:
£14.00 per hour (£168 approx. per shift)

Weekends :
£15.00 per hour (£180 approx. per shift)

Bank Holiday :
£20.00 per hour (£240 approx. per 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: