Children's Healthcare Assistant Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Job description
Children's Healthcare Assistant job vacancy
Job details
Job Ref
21070
Pay Rate (ph)
£11.00 - £13.00
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Work Patterns
Part Time, Nights, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays,
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?
Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to support him with care needs.
We are looking for dedicated and compassionate Healthcare Assistants who are passionate about their job, enjoy delivering one to one support and who can build positive relationships with our service users and their families.
Our service user is a child who lives with his mum in South Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
He enjoys drawing, colouring, and getting involved in any sensory play. It would be ideal if you have worked with children previously to promote development through play and social activities.
He is nonverbal and can understand some conversation, but you will need to learn his methods of communication to anticipate his wants and needs.
You will be there to build a positive environment for bedtime to ensure he has a restful night sleep for a day full of activities.
We are looking for candidates who are reliable, patient and fun!
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
- Challenging Behaviours
- Seizure experience
We have the following shifts available;
- Part Time
- Nights
- 12 hour shifts
Take a look at our payrates
Weeknights £11.50 per hour (£138 approx per shift)
Weekends £12.00 per hour (£144 approx per shift)
Bank Holiday £13.00 per hour (£156 approx per 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.
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:
- Flexible hours to suit
- Confirmed rotas
- Excellent rates of pay
- Holiday pay
- Full clinical training
- Opportunity to work with other service users in the area
- Ongoing professional training and development
Please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated recruitment team on 01902 847111 or email on [email protected] to find out more.
