Job Ref
22878

Pay Rate (ph)
£13.00 - £16.00

Location
West Bromwich, West Midlands

Work Patterns
Part Time, Nights, Wednesdays, Sundays,

Driver Required
No

Job description

Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with children/young adults?

Do you have a special place in your heart for enhancing the lives of the individuals you support?

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!

Meet our service user

Our service user is a happy teenage boy who lives with his family in West Bromwich, he requires support throughout the night on a 1:1 basis.

He enjoys playing with his toys and listening to music, especially waterfall sounds. He also likes to watch lights and patterns; he particularly loves his light up snow globe.

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 required to attend to his complex and clinical care needs, support with personal care, moving & handling, repositioning, regular monitoring and offering comfort and reassurance when needed to promote a restful night’s sleep.

He has a lovely, outgoing 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;

• Part Time Nights
• 8:30pm - 6:30am
• Wednesdays & Sundays

Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights: £14.00 per hour (£140 approx. per 10hr shift)

Saturday : £14.50 per hour (£145 approx. per 10hr shift)

Sunday : £14.50 per hour (£145 approx. per 10hr shift)

Bank Holiday : £16.00 per hour (£160 approx. per 10hr 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