Apollo Home Healthcare

Children's Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

Our service user is a cheerful pre-schooler who lives with her loving parents and family pet dog in Swaffham and requires support throughout the night on a 1:1 basis with her complex care needs.

She loves to spend time and interacting with her family and care team, exploring her favourite activities, and enjoys watching TV especially Mr Tumble and Baby Shark.

Throughout the night you will provide support with her personal care, moving and handling, making close observations, and attending to her clinical care needs when required. You will provide a peaceful environment to promote a restful nights sleep offering reassurance and comfort when needed.

It is essential you are pet friendly as our service user does have a pet dog at home

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

Main duties of the job

We have the following shifts available

  • Part Time Nights Available
  • 9:30pm-7:30am

Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights: £16.50 per hour (Approx. £165 per 10-hour shift)

Saturdays: £16.50 per hour (Approx. £165 per 10-hour shift)

Sundays: £17.50 per hour (Approx. £175 per 10-hour shift)

Bank Holiday: £18.50 per hour (£185 approx. per 10-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 and really make 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

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

Details

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£16.50 to £18.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-20491-SWAFFHAM

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Swaffham, Norfolk

PE37 8JA


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) is to work without direct supervision in the home of the service user providing care and support including personal, social, and domestic support whilst adhering to the service users individual care and support plan.

The aim of the position is to enable service users to remain safely in their own home with as much independence as possible.

Alongside providing care and support in a professional, discreet, and caring manner, always ensuring the service users right to privacy and dignity is maintained

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) is to work without direct supervision in the home of the service user providing care and support including personal, social, and domestic support whilst adhering to the service users individual care and support plan.

The aim of the position is to enable service users to remain safely in their own home with as much independence as possible.

Alongside providing care and support in a professional, discreet, and caring manner, always ensuring the service users right to privacy and dignity is maintained

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • 3 months previous care experience
  • Moving and Handling
  • Medication Administration
  • Personal Care
  • Pet Friendly

Desirable

  • Tracheostomy care
  • Nebuliser care
  • NG Feeding
  • Oral Suctioning
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • 3 months previous care experience
  • Moving and Handling
  • Medication Administration
  • Personal Care
  • Pet Friendly

Desirable

  • Tracheostomy care
  • Nebuliser care
  • NG Feeding
  • Oral Suctioning

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Apollo Home Healthcare

Address

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Swaffham, Norfolk

PE37 8JA


Employer's website

https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Apollo Home Healthcare

Address

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Swaffham, Norfolk

PE37 8JA


Employer's website

https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

jobs@apollohomehealthcare.com

01902847111

Details

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£16.50 to £18.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-20491-SWAFFHAM

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Swaffham, Norfolk

PE37 8JA


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