Job Ref
22643

Pay Rate (ph)
£12.50-£13.50

Location
Skegness, Lincolnshire

Work Patterns
Part Time, Nights,

Driver Required
No

Job description

Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with 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 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 individuals 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 male in his late teens, who lives with his family in a rural location close to Skegness and requires support with his complex care needs throughout the night on a 1:1 basis.

Throughout the night, you will make close observations, providing personal care, moving, and handling and attending to his clinical care requirements when required. You will ensure his safety and provide a peaceful environment promoting a restful night’s sleep.

During the day he attends school and has a great support network of family and friends, who visit him regularly. He has a good sense of humour and enjoys the interaction with those around him.

He is none-verbal and communities via facial expressions, it is important you become familiar with his methods of communication to ensure his needs and wants are met. Patience and understanding are key qualities for this role.

Due to the location of where he lives it would be preferred if you do drive and have access to a vehicle as it’s a rural area.

Our ideal candidate will be pet friendly as our service user does have pets at home

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
• Tracheostomy Care
• Oxygen management
• Seizure management

We have the following shifts available;

• Part Time Nights- 2-3 shifts per week
• 8:00pm – 7:00am

Take a look at our payrates

Weeknights: £12.50 per hour (£137.50 approx. per 11-hour shift)

Weekends: £13.50 per hour (£148.50 approx. per 11-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, really 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.