Children's Healthcare Assistant

Job Ref
21070

Pay Rate (ph)
£11.00 - £13.00

Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

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

Driver Required
No

Job description

Are you looking to expand your skills and enhance your career to include providing Complex Clinical Care or do you already have Complex Care experience?

Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to support him with care needs.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate Healthcare 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 child who lives with his mum in South Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

He enjoys drawing, colouring, and getting involved in any sensory play. It would be ideal if you have worked with children previously to promote development through play and social activities.

He is nonverbal and can understand some conversation, but you will need to learn his methods of communication to anticipate his wants and needs.

You will be there to build a positive environment for bedtime to ensure he has a restful night sleep for a day full of activities.

We are looking for candidates who are reliable, patient and fun!

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

Desirable Experience

• Challenging Behaviours
• Seizure experience

We have the following shifts available;

• Part Time
• Nights
• 12 hour shifts

Take a look at our payrates

Weeknights £11.50 per hour (£138 approx per shift)

Weekends £12.00 per hour (£144 approx per shift)

Bank Holiday £13.00 per hour (£156 approx per 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 his 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.