Children's Healthcare Assistant

**Children's Healthcare Assistant, Retford, Nottinghamshire**:
**Job details**:
Job Ref
23334

Pay Rate (ph)
£14.50 - £17.00

Location
Retford, Nottinghamshire

Work Patterns
Part Time, Nights,

Driver Required
No

**Job description**:
**If you are looking for a rewarding new role within healthcare, you are in the right place**

**Working in healthcare can be incredibly fulfilling as it allows you to make a positive impact on people's lives every day.**

We are looking for experienced and committed Healthcare Assistants with an interactive approach, who are eager to enhance their skills in the complex care sector. While prior complex care experience is beneficial, it is not a requirement as full bespoke clinical training will be provided.

We believe in creating a warm and inclusive environment where our young service user can thrive, and we're seeking a care team who shares our vision. If you're passionate about making a positive difference in the life of a child and have experience or a willingness to learn about complex care needs, we want to hear from you

**Benefits of this role include**
- Competitive Pay Rates
- Confirmed Rotas
- Full Clinical Training

**Meet our service user**

Our service user is a vibrant 9-year-old girl with a zest for life who lives in Retford with her loving family. She requires support throughout the night with her complex and clinical care needs on a 1:1 basis.

We are seeking compassionate individuals to assist in providing specialised care, assist with her hobbies, interests, and create a nurturing environment for our young service user to flourish and achieve her potential.

She enjoys exploring a variety of sensory activities, loves listening to music and has a big passion for horses.

Throughout the night you will support with her personal care, observe, monitor, and attend to her clinical care needs when required. You will offer comfort and reassurance when needed, provide a safe and peaceful environment to promote a good night’s sleep.

**To be successful in this role it is essential that you have experience with the following**:

- 3 months previous care experience
- Medication Administration
- Personal Care
- Moving and Handling

**Experience working with the following clinical needs is desirable, however is not essential to be considered for this role**:

- Seizure Management
- Oral Suctioning

**Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.**

**We have the following shifts available**
- Part Time Nights available
- 2 Shifts Per Week
- 10 Hour Shifts

**Take a look at our pay rates**

Weeknights: £14.50 per hour (£145 approx. per 10-hour shift)

Weekends: £15.00 per hour (£150 approx. per 10-hour shift)

Bank Holidays: £17.00 per hour (£170 approx. 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**

**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