Healthcare Assistant

**Healthcare Assistant, Southminster, Essex**:
**Job details**:
Job Ref
23161

Pay Rate (ph)
£16.00 - £17.50

Location
Southminster, Essex

Work Patterns
Part Time, Days,

Driver Required
Yes

**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 compassionate and committed Healthcare Assistants, who are passionate about delivering the highest quality two-to-one care for our service user, building positive relationships with them and their family while enabling them to live as independently as possible in his family home.

**Meet our service user**

Our service user is a gentleman in his early 20’s who lives with his family in Southminster and requires support throughout the day on a 2:1 basis.

He loves to be busy, participating in various activities including baking, exploring arts and crafts, and playing games on his iPad. To relax he enjoys a foot spa, listening to stories and sensory related activities.

You will be required to assist with social activities as well as meeting his care needs, this could include personal care, mobility support and attending to his clinical care needs when required.

As his dedicated healthcare assistant, you will play a big part in helping him to access the community and support him in enjoying his hobbies and interests such as visiting local parks, garden centres, going bowling, and enjoying trips to the seaside and the zoo.

**It is essential that you have a valid driving licence for this position**

**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
- Valid Driving Licence

**Desirable Experience**
- Cerebral Palsy Awareness
- Epilepsy Experience
- Oral Suctioning

**We have the following shifts available;**
- Part Time
- Days: 7am - 7pm
- 1-2 Shifts Per Week
- Alternate Weekends

**Take a look at our payrates**

Weekdays: £16.00 per hour (£192 per 12 Hour Shift)

Weekends: £17.00 per hour (£204 per 12 Hour Shift)

Bank Holidays: £17.50 per hour (£210 per 12 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.**

**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