Healthcare Assistant - Accrington, United Kingdom - Apollo Home Healthcare

Apollo Home Healthcare

Verified Company

Accrington, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Healthcare Assistant, Accrington, Lancashire:

Job details:

Job Ref
23062

Pay Rate (ph)
£13.50-£16.00

Location
Accrington, Lancashire

Work Patterns
Part Time, Nights,

Driver Required
No

Job description:

Are you looking to expand your skills and enhance your career to include providing Complex Clinical Care or do you already have Complex Care experience?

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 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 home.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a young lady in her teens who lives at home with her loving family across 2 lovely, clean, and welcoming homes in Rossendale and Accrington.

Both houses are close to major road networks and easy to access. She requires support on a 1:1 basis throughout the night with her complex care needs.

She is a big fan of watching Disney films and Strictly Come Dancing, she also loves having a pamper including massages and having her nails painted.

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

She lives between her two fully adapted homes with Mum in Rossendale and Dad in Accrington.

You would be joining a happy, established care team who already support this young lady and who state they feel part of the family.

Our ideal care team will need to be flexible to work across both Mums and Dads home address to support our service user

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

Nebuliser care
Ventilation management
Gastrostomy feeds (PEG)
Epilepsy Management

We have the following shifts available;

Part Time Nights
2 shifts per week
9:45pm 7:45am
Alternate Sundays are needed for this position

Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights: £13:50 per hour (Approx.£135 per 10hour shift)
Weekends: £14.00 per hour (Approx. £140 per 10hour shift)
Bank Holiday: £16.00ph (Approx. £160 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, 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: