Children's Healthcare Assistant- Days Walsall, England
Job description
Children's Healthcare Assistant- Days job vacancy
Job details
Job Ref
21335
Pay Rate (ph)
£11.00-£16.50
Location
Walsall, West Midlands
Work Patterns
Full Time, Part Time, Days, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays,
Driver Required
No
Job description
Are you experienced in providing Complex Care to children and young people?
Apollo Home Healthcare are seeking an experienced Healthcare Assistants to support a young boy with complex 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 6-year-old boy, who lives at home with his family in Walsall.
He attends school during the week and as part of his care team you will be required to attend with him; meeting at the family home for 7am to support with getting ready for the day and the arrival of the school transport.
Throughout the day your role will be to support all his personal, clinical, mobility and social care needs within his education setting and at home on a 2:1 basis.
You will provide, reassurance, and nurture to make a positive difference to his day-to-day life.
He loves to spend time outdoors, visiting the Sealife centre to see the penguins and his favourite film is the Lion King.
Listening to music and exploring with crafts, sensory activities and bubbles is also some of his favourite things to do.
We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate previous experience and knowledge in tracheostomy care, preferably children.
All team members must be fully vaccinated from COVID 19 – proof will be required if successful.
Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.
Essential Experience Required
- 3 months previous care experience
- Medication Administration
- Personal Care
- Moving and Handling
- Tracheostomy Care (preferably with children)
- Covid – 19 Vaccinations
Desirable Experience
- Ventilation management
- Cough assist
- Suctioning
- PEG Feeding
Shifts Available
- Full Time / Part time
- Days 7am-5pm
- Monday – Friday
- 2 - 5 shifts per week
Take a look at our rates
Weekdays £11.00 per hour (£110 approx. per 10-hour shift)
Weekends £11.50 per hour (£115 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’s, really making an impact on their 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.
