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 have recently gained a new package of care bringing many fresh and exciting opportunities to join our team in Kettering. We are looking for compassionate and committed Healthcare Assistants, who are passionate about delivering the highest quality two-to-one care for our service user.

Building trust and providing emotional support is a big part of this role. You will be a compassionate listener, lending an empathetic ear offering encouragement and positivity when needed for his family.

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

Main duties of the job

We urgently need to recruit an experienced team to enable him to go home to his loving family, as he is currently awaiting discharge

When at home he will require support during the night on a 1:1 basis.

Hes a little cutie, who can be cheeky and loves attention. He loves to make loud noises and play with his family and care team.

His likes are typical for a baby, listening to music and nursery rhymes, playing with sensory toys, and listening to sounds and looking at colours.

We have the following shifts available;

  • Full Time / Part Time
  • Nights
  • 9pm 7am

Take a look at our payrates

Weeknights £12.00 per hour (£120 approx. per 10 shift)

Weekends £12.50 per hour (£125 approx. per 10 shift)

Bank Holiday £15.00 per hour (£150 approx. per 10 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.

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

07 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.50 to £15 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21562KETTERING

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

KETTERING

NN15 5UX


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 Care
  • Ventilation Management
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Tracheostomy Care
  • Ventilation Management

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:

KETTERING

NN15 5UX


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:

KETTERING

NN15 5UX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Megan Lavelle

jobs@apollohomehealthcare.com

01902847111

Details

Date posted

07 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.50 to £15 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21562KETTERING

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

KETTERING

NN15 5UX


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