Healthcare Assistant Wakefield, England
Job description
Healthcare Assistant job vacancy
Job details
Job Ref
20923
Pay Rate (ph)
£12.00 - £15.50
Location
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Work Patterns
Part Time, Days, Nights, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays,
Driver Required
No
Job description
Are you passionate about enhancing a child or young person's everyday life?
Would you like to progress your career by working with children who require complex clinical care?
Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to support a young boy in Wakefield with his 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 can build positive relationships with our service users and their families.
Our service user is a toddler who lives in a lively home, with his loving family and friendly pets.
We are recruiting a new care team to support him throughout the night on a part-time basis.
During the night you will be responsible for assisting with his clinical needs, regular repositioning, reassurance and settling back to sleep if needed.
He enjoys stimulating activities including playing with sensory toys and objects such as tin foil. Watching television is another interest of his, Teletubbies and Bing are his favourite tv shows!
As part of his dedicated care team, you will need to be able to anticipate and understand his wants and needs. You must be reliable and able to commit to the shifts.
Previous experience working with children within a complex care setting is desirable, but not essential as we will offer complex care training to support your transition into your new role.
Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.
Essential Experience Required
- 3 months of previous care experience
- Medication Administration
- Personal Care
- Moving and Handling
Desirable Experience
- Previous experience supporting children within a complex care setting
- Gastrostomy Care (Peg feeding)
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilation Management
We have the following shifts available;
- Part Time - 20-30 hours per week
- Days- 8am-12.30pm
- Nights- 10pm-8am
You must have flexibility to cover both shifts
Take a look at our pay rates!
Weekdays £12.00 per hour Approx. £54 per 4.5 hour shift
Weeknights £12.25 per hour Approx. £122.50 per 10 hour shift
Weekends £13.00 per hour Approx. £130 per 10 hour shift
Bank Holidays £15.50 per hour Approx. £155 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 and 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.
