Apollo Home Healthcare

Children's Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

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

Do you have a special place in your heart for enhancing the lives of the individuals you support?

If you are an experienced Childrens Care 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.

Our Service user is a beautiful baby boy who lives with his loving family in Walsall. He requires support throughout the night with his complex and clinical care needs on a 1:1 basis.

He loves the interaction and play time with his family and care team. He enjoys exploring his musical and flashing light up toys, stories being read to him and watching his favourite cartoons in the Night Garden and the Teletubbies.

Throughout the night you will support with his personal care, observe, monitor, and attend to his clinical care needs when required. You will offer comfort and reassurance when needed, provide a safe and peaceful environment to promote a good nights sleep.

Main duties of the job

We have the following shifts available;

  • Part Time Nights
  • Thursdays & Saturdays
  • 10:00pm- 7:00am

Take a look at our payrates

Weeknights: £13.50 (Approx. £121.50 per 9-hour shift)

Weekends: £14.00 (Approx. £126 per 9-hour shift)

Bank Holidays: £14.50 (Approx. £130.50 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.

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

£13.50 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21089-WALSALL

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Walsall, West Midlands

WS3 4AZ


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
  • Personal Care
  • Moving and Handling
  • Medication Administration

Desirable

  • Tracheostomy
  • Ventilation management
  • Nasal gastric feeding
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Tracheostomy
  • Ventilation management
  • Nasal gastric feeding

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:

Walsall, West Midlands

WS3 4AZ


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:

Walsall, West Midlands

WS3 4AZ


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

£13.50 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21089-WALSALL

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Walsall, West Midlands

WS3 4AZ


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