Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant West Bromwich, England

Apollo Home Healthcare
Full Time West Bromwich, England 12 - 15.5 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

Healthcare Assistant job vacancy

Job details

Job Ref
21095

Pay Rate (ph)
£12.00 - £15.50

Location
West Bromwich, West Midlands

Work Patterns
Full Time, Part Time, Nights,

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?

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.

Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to support our young service user with his complex care needs throughout the night.

Our service user is a happy teenage boy who lives with his family in West Bromwich.

He enjoys playing with his toys and listening to music, especially waterfall sounds. He also likes to watch lights and patterns, his favourite item to use is a light up snow globe.

He has a visual impairment and is unable to communicate verbally. To express his feelings and indicate his wants and needs he uses various facial expressions and sounds. It is important that you can understand and interpret his communication to avoid him becoming distressed or frustrated.

Throughout the night you will be on hand to provide reassurance, carry out pad changes and ensure that he is safe and well. You will also carry out regular repositioning and ensure he is comfortable, as he has a severe movement disorder.

Most nights he is settled and sleeps well however, there are occasions where he can be awake for long periods of time.

Our service use has a lovely, bubbly personality and is looking for a like-minded person to join his team.

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

  • PEG Feeding
  • Nebuliser Care
  • Bowel Management
  • Oral Suction
  • Epilepsy Care

We have the following shifts available;

  • Full Time / Part Time
  • Nights- 8.00pm-6.00am
  • 2-5 shifts per week

Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights : £13.00 per hour(£130 approx per shift)

Saturday : £14.00 per hour(£140 approx per shift)

Sunday : £14.00 per hour (£140 approx per shift)

Bank Holiday : £15.50 per hour(£155 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 make 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.

Healthcare Assistant
Apollo Home Healthcare

www.apollohomehealthcare.com
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
51 to 200 Employees
Company - Private
2014
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