Job Ref
21647

Pay Rate (ph)
£13.00 - £14.50

Location
Acocks Green, West Midlands

Work Patterns
Full Time, Nights,

Driver Required
No

Job description

Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with children/young adults?

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

If you are an experienced Healthcare 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, building positive relationships with them and their family while enabling her to live as independently as possible in her family home.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a happy teenage girl who lives in Acock’s Green with her mom. She requires support throughout night on a 1:1 full time basis.

She loves all things colourful, glittery, and musical, especially her sensory toys and lights.

Spending quality time with her mom is important to her and they enjoy visiting church together on a regular basis.

To express her feelings and indicate her wants and needs she uses various facial expressions and sounds, it is important that you can understand and interpret her communication.

Throughout the night, you will be required to carry out regular observations, promoting a peaceful sleep environment and support with any personal and clinical needs.

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

Desirable Experience

• Oral Suctioning
• Gastrostomy Care (PEG Feeding)
• Seizure Management
• Regular Skincare / Pressure Area Management

We have the following shifts available;

• Full Time Nights
• 10:30pm- 7:30am

Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights: £13.00 Per hour (Approx. £117 per 9 hour-shift)

Weekends: £13.00 per hour (Approx. £117 per 9 hour-shift)

Bank holidays: £14.50 per hour (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 and really making 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.