Children's Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with children?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

If you are an experienced Healthcare Assistant looking to expand your skills and knowledge into complex 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 Bootle, 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 their own home.

Our service user is a cheerful young boy who lives with his loving family in Bootle, he requires support with his complex and clinical care needs throughout the day and night on a 1:1 basis.

He loves the interaction with others, enjoys listening to music, stories being read to him and even having a massage, especially his feet. Throughout the year he enjoys family breaks to Butlins and would love for staff to be available to assist and join in with these.

Main duties of the job

Throughout the day your role will be to support with his morning routine at home before accompanying him to his educational setting. Here you will closely observe and tend to his clinical care needs when required, you will ensure his comfort and promote social interaction.

He loves to attend school and enjoys his time with his friends, you will be supporting his engagement with his learning and promote ongoing development. After his school day you will accompany him back home to assist with his evening routine, including personal care, attending to his clinical needs, and assisting him to enjoy his hobbies and interests.

Throughout the night you will be required to attend to his clinical care needs, support with personal care, moving & handling, repositioning, and offering comfort and reassurance when needed to promote a restful nights sleep.

We have the following shifts available;

• Part Time 2-3 shifts per week
• Days- 8am-4pm, 8am - 9pm and 11am-9pm
• Nights 9:00pm-8:00am
• Can do days or nights

Take a look at our pay rates

Weekdays: £12.00 per hour (£156 approx. per 13-hour shift)

Weeknights: £13.00 per hour (£143 approx. per 11-hour shift)

Weekends: £14.00 per hour (£182 approx. per 13-hour shift)

Bank Holiday: £16.00 per hour (£208 approx. per 10-hour shift)

This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to our service user, really making an impact on his day-to-day life.

About us

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 - Weekly
• Holiday pay
• Excellent rewards and recognition scheme
• Opportunity to work with other service users in the area*
• Ongoing professional training and development