HealthCare Assistant Derby, England
Job description
HealthCare Assistant job vacancy
Job details
Job Ref
20622
Pay Rate (ph)
£14.00 - £16.50
Location
Derby, Derbyshire
Work Patterns
Part Time, Days, Nights, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays,
Driver Required
Yes
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 are seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to support an adolescent male 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 teenage boy who enjoys listening to music, dancing, reading stories and playing with his toys; his favourite toys are the ones that make noises and are musical.
He likes playing outdoors on his swing in the garden and enjoys taking part in activities, such as bowling, with his family and care team.
He has an iPad which stores videos of signs to support learning for his carers.
The ideal applicant for this role will have a genuine passion and interest in working with young adults and will be happy to interact and engage in playtime activities.
Essential Experience Required
- 3 months previous care experience
- Medication Administration
- Personal Care
- Moving and Handling
- Driver's with access to a vehicle
Desirable Experience
- Learning Disabilities Knowledge
- Gastrostomy Care (PEG Feeding)
- Tracheostomy Care
- Ventilation Management
- Makaton, British Sign Language knowledge / awareness
We have the following shifts available;
- Part Time Days + Nights
- Days- 10am-10pm & 10am-5pm
- Nights- 10pm-10am
- Mist be happy to cover both days and nights
Take a look at our pay rates
Weekdays : £14.00 per hour (£168 approx per shift)
Weeknights : £15.00 per hour(£180 approx per shift)
Saturday : £16.00 per hour(£192 approx per shift)
Sunday : £16.00 per hour (£192 approx per shift)
Bank Holiday : £16.50 per hour(£198 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 and really making an impact on his day to day life.
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.
