Children's Healthcare Assistant

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 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.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a young girl who lives with her loving family in Nelson. She requires support with her complex care needs throughout the night.

Throughout the night you will provide support with her personal care, repositioning, attending to her clinical care needs when required and provide a peaceful environment to promote a restful night’s sleep.

It is important to understand her methods of communication and identify her wants and needs, she is non-verbal and communicates using facial expressions and body language. Patience and understanding are key qualities for this role.

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.

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

• Brain Injury Experience
• Epilepsy Awareness
• PEG Feeding
• Oral Suctioning

We have the following shifts available;

• Part Time Waking Nights
• 10pm – 8am
• 1-2 Shifts Per Week
• Must be able to work alternate weekends

Take a look at our pay rates!

Weeknights £13.00 per hour (Approx. £130 per 10-hour shift)

Saturdays £13.50 per hour (Approx. £135 per 10-hour shift)

Sundays £13.50 per hour (Approx. £135 per 10-hour shift)

Bank Holidays: £15.00 per hour (Approx. £150 per 10-hour shift)

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.