Children's Healthcare Assistant

**Children's Healthcare Assistant, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear**:
**Job details**:
Job Ref
22757

Pay Rate (ph)
£13.00 - £16.00

Location
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

Work Patterns
Part Time, Days,

Driver Required
Yes

**Job description**:
**Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with children?**

**Do you have a special place in your heart for enhancing the lives of the individuals you support?**

If you are an experienced Children’s Care Assistant 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, who are passionate about delivering the highest quality one-to-one care for our service user.

**Meet our service user**

Our service user is a 4-year-old girl who lives at home with her loving family in Gateshead and requires support with her complex care needs throughout the day on 1:1 basis.

We are looking for a dedicated team to provide personalised care that caters to the unique needs of our young service user.

She loves listening to nursery rhymes and watching TV, exploring various sensory activities, including water play, soft play, and bubbles these activities are designed to stimulate creativity and learning. Every moment is an opportunity for growth and joy

Throughout the day you will provide support at home and accompany her to nursery. 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 assist her to enjoy her hobbies and interests, engage in her learning and development and support with social interaction to ensure her comfort and happiness.

**It is essential you have a valid driving licence for this position as our service user does have an adapted mobility vehicle**

**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 Driver’s Licence
- Childrens Complex Care

**Desirable Experience**
- PEG Feed
- Seizure Management

**We have the following shifts available;**
- Part Time Days
- 2-3 shifts per week
- Between the hours of 8:00am - 7:00pm
- 7-hour shifts
- Alternate weekends are needed for this position

**Take a look at our payrates**

Weekdays: £13.00 per hour (£91.00 approx. per 7-hour shift)

Weekends: £14.00 per hour (£98.00 approx. per 7-hour shift)

Bank Holiday: £16.00 per hour (£112 approx. per 7-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 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