Healthcare Assistant

Job Ref
21159

Pay Rate (ph)
£11.50-£15.50

Location
Darlington, County Durham

Work Patterns
Part Time, Days, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays,

Driver Required
No

Job description

Are you experienced in providing Complex Care to children and young people?

Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to support a young girl with complex care needs at her family home in Darlington.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate Health Care Assistants who are passionate about their job, enjoy delivering one to one support and who can build positive relationships with our service users and their families.

Our service user is a young girl who is registered deaf and blind, sensory stimulation and play time will be a big part of your role. It is important for her care team to engage and get involved in everything she enjoys.

During the day, her favourite thing to do is hand-painting, playing with her playdough and soft sensory toys and spending quality time with her family.

Night shifts will involve you getting our service user settled for the night and assisting with her bed time routine.

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

• Seizure Management
• Ventilation Management
• PEG Feeding

We have the following shifts available;

• Part time- 24- 36 hours per week
• Days- 7.45AM- 7.45PM

Please note that training will be provided locally

We are also offering all new candidates a £150 Welcome Bonus

• Terms apply

Take a look at our pay rates!

Weekdays £11.50 per hour Approx. £138 per 12 hour shift

Weekends £12.50 per hour Approx. £150 per 12 hour shift

Bank Holiday £15.50 per hour Approx. £186 per 12 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.