Children's Healthcare Assistant

**Children's Healthcare Assistant, Norwich, Norfolk**:
**Job details**:
Job Ref
23318

Pay Rate (ph)
£15.00 - £16.50

Location
Norwich, Norfolk

Work Patterns
Part Time, Days, Nights,

Driver Required
No

**Job description**:
**Are you a compassionate and dedicated individual ready to make a real difference in a child’s life?**

**If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you**

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 one-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 their own home.

**Meet our service user**

Our service user is a cheerful and curious young boy who lives with his loving family in Norwich, he requires support throughout the day and night with his complex care needs.

As part of his dedicated care team, you will provide a loving and supportive environment giving him the chance to grow, learn, and experience the world around him.

He is full of curiosity and thrives on the interaction and connection with his family and care team. He loves to explore a variety of sensory activities especially his light up and musical toys, watching his favourite shows such as 'Mr Tumble' and 'Hey Duggee', and just simply loves to play

Throughout the day you will provide support with his personal care, moving and handling and attending to his clinical care needs when required. You will assist him in enjoying his hobbies and interests, provide stimulating activities and ensure his well-being.

Throughout the night you will provide support with his personal care, moving and handling, making close observations, and attending to his clinical care needs when required. You will provide a peaceful environment to promote a restful night’s sleep offering reassurance and comfort when needed.

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

**Essential Experience Required**
- 3 months previous care experience
- Medication Administration
- Personal Care
- Moving and Handling

**Desirable Experience**
- Gastrostomy Care
- Cerebral Palsy Awareness
- Epilepsy Management

**We have the following shifts available;**
- Part Time Days & Nights available 2-3 shifts per week
- 8:00pm - 8:00am
- Weekend Days: 9:00am
- 5:00pm

**Take a look at our pay rates**

Weeknights: £15.00 per hour (£180 approx. per 12 hour shift)

Saturday: £15.50 per hour (£186 approx. per 12 hour shift)

Sunday: £15.50 per hour (£186 approx. per 12 hour shift)

Bank Holiday: £16.50 per hour (£198 approx. per 12 hour shift)

**This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your 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