Children's Healthcare Assistant

**Children's Healthcare Assistant, Worksop, Nottinghamshire**:
**Job details**:
Job Ref
23332

Pay Rate (ph)
£14.00-£17.00

Location
Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Work Patterns
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.

**Meet our service user**

Our service user is a beautiful baby girl, that is living with her family in Worksop and requires care throughout the day and night to support her complex care needs.

Our dedicated team will be committed to provide the highest level of care, tailored to her specific needs ensuring she is surrounded by a circle of support that ensures her comfort, safety, and happiness.

A key aspect of this role involves you supporting her at nursery, being vigilant to her care needs and supporting with all aspects of her care including personal care, mobility and attending to her clinical care needs when required.

You will support with engagement and interaction through exploring her favourite toys, objects and listening to her favourite music. She radiates strength, love, and an infectious zest for life that will melt your heart.

Throughout the night you will support with all aspects of her care, this includes personal care, repositioning, clinical observations and attending to her clinical care needs where required. You will offer cuddles and comfort if needed and provide a calming environment to promote a restful 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**:

- Experience working with Children
- NG tube Feeding
- Epilepsy Management
- Oral Suctioning
- Seizure Management

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

**We have the following shifts available**
- Part time 5-hour days
- Part time Nights
- 20 hours per week
- Alternate Saturday and Sundays are needed for this position

**Take a look at our pay rates**

Weekdays: £14.00 per hour (£70.00 approx. per 5-hour shift)

Weeknights: £14.50 per hour (£145.00 approx. per 10-houir shift)

Saturday & Sundays: £15.00 per hour (£150.00 approx. per 10-hour shift)

Bank Holidays: £17.00 per hour (£170.00 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