Healthcare Assistant

Apollo Home Healthcare are 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.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a young boy who lives with his loving family and friendly pets in Wakefield.

He loves lots of interaction and cuddles from his family and care team, he enjoys watching his favourite cartoons including Teletubbies and Bing and exploring with his sensory toys.

During the night you will be responsible for attending to his clinical care needs, keeping close observations, regular repositioning, offering reassurance and promoting a restful environment. In the morning when he does wake you will be required to support him with washing and dressing ready for his day ahead.

Previous experience working 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.,

• 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
  
  Part Time Nights available 2 shifts per week


• 10pm-8am


Take a look at our pay rates!

• 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., 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