Healthcare Assistant

**Healthcare Assistant, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire**:
**Job details**:
Job Ref
23065

Pay Rate (ph)
£13.00-£16.00

Location
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Work Patterns
Full Time, Part Time, Days, 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.

You will need to be passionate about delivering the highest quality care to our service users, building positive relationships with them and their family whilst empowering them to live as independently as possible within the comfort of their own home.

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

**Meet our service user**

Our service user is a loving and cheerful lady in her 20’s who currently lives with her loving family in Sutton-in-Ashfield and requires support at home throughout the day and night with her complex care needs.

She is a vibrant and inspiring individual who enjoys engaging in various activities and being part of the community. She thrives on meaningful connections and values the companionship of those who support her.

She particularly enjoys getting her nails painted, takes pride in her appearance, and enjoys being out and about in the community. She adores her family and spending quality time with them is very important to her.

Throughout the day you will be required to provide support with her personal care, moving and handling requirements, attending to her clinical care needs, and supporting her to enjoy her hobbies and interests.

Throughout the night you will provide support with her personal care, moving and handling, making close observations, and attending to her 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 communicates via facial expressions, sounds and body language so it is important her care team become familiar with her ways of communication to anticipate her needs and wants.

**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
- Pet Friendly

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

- Tracheostomy care
- PEG Feeding
- Nebuliser care
- Oral suctioning
- Catheter care

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

**We have the following shifts available**
- Full Time & Part Time Available: 2-5 shifts per week
- Days: 9am - 3pm, 3pm - 9pm & 9am - 9pm
- Nights: 9pm - 9am
- Alternate weekends are needed for this position

**Take a look at our pay rates**

Weekdays: £13.00 per hour (£156 approx. per 12-hour shift)

Weeknights: £14.50 per hour (£174 approx. per 12-hour shift)

Weekends: £15.00 per hour (£180 approx. per 12-hour shift

Bank Holidays: £16.00 per hour (£192 approx. per 12-hour shift)

**Our healthcare assistants are deeply committed to providing empathetic and compassionate care. They understand the importance of building strong connections with our service users to create a nurturing and supportive environment.**

**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