Healthcare Assistant

**Healthcare Assistant, Nelson, Lancashire**:
**Job details**:
Job Ref
23307

Pay Rate (ph)
£13.00-£15.00

Location
Nelson, Lancashire

Work Patterns
Part Time, Nights,

Driver Required
No

**Job description**:
**Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with 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/Support Worker 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

We are looking for compassionate and committed Healthcare Assistants/Support Workers in Nelson, who are passionate about delivering the highest quality one-to-one and 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 their own home.

**Meet our service user**

Our service user is an independent lady in her early 20s who lives at home with her family in Nelson and requires support throughout the night to support her complex care needs.

She has a big passion for travelling and has recently visited Dubai, London, and France She loves immersing herself in diverse cultures, creating unforgettable memories, and embracing the thrill of discovery.

Enjoying a pamper night and experimenting with makeup is another favourite for our service user along with her family, friends and care team.

Throughout the night you will provide support with her personal care, repositioning, clinical observations and attending to her clinical care needs when required. You will provide a peaceful environment to promote a restful night’s sleep.

**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**
- Ventilation Management
- PEG feeding
- Cough Assist

**We have the following shifts available;**
- Part Time Nights
- 2 shifts per week
- 8:00pm-6:00am
- Ad hock shifts will be available to cover A/L and sickness

**Take a look at our pay rates**

Weeknights
- £13.00 per hour (Approx. £130 per 10-hour shift)

Weekends
- £13.75 per hour (Approx. £137.50 per 10-hour shift)

Bank Holidays
- £15.00 per hour (Approx. £150 per 10-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 and really making an impact on her 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