We are looking for compassionate and committed Healthcare Assistants in Blackburn, who are passionate about delivering the highest quality one-to-one care for a young girl, building positive relationships with them and their family while enabling them to live as independently as possible in their own home.
We are looking for people who have a genuine interest in working with children and young people, to support our young service user who has some complex clinical care needs.
Our service user is a bright and energetic young girl who lives with her loving family in Blackburn and requires 1:1 support with her complex needs throughout the day and night.
She shows lots of independence and loves to interact with her family and care team. Her hobbies and interests include imaginative play with her toy kitchen and dolls house, and she enjoys exploring with her make up, painting her nails, as well as pampering her care team.
As a family, they often have fun days out visiting the local park, and she particularly enjoys going shopping with Mum.
Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.
Throughout the day, you will provide support with her personal care, moving and handling, attending to her clinical care needs when required, and assisting her to enjoy her hobbies and interests.
It is essential for our candidates to have Tracheostomy care experience with children.
Main duties of the job
Throughout the night, she tends to sleep well; your role will involve observing closely, attending to any clinical care requirements, providing personal care, repositioning, and promoting a restful environment.
Our service user communicates through gestures and the use of sign language and Makaton. It is important our care team become familiar with her methods of communication to ensure her wants and needs are met.
Shifts Available
* Full Time and Part Time
* Days - 7:15am - 3:30pm
* Nights - 10:00pm - 7:30am
* Alternate weekends are essential for this position
Pay Rates
Weekdays: £13.00 per hour (Approx. £107.25 per 8.25 hour shift)
Weeknights: £15.50 per hour (Approx. £147.25 per 9.5-hour shift)
Saturdays: £15.50 per hour (Approx. £147.25 per 9.5-hour shift)
Sundays: £16.50 per hour (Approx. £156.75 per 9.5-hour shift)
Bank Holidays: £16.50 per hour (Approx. £156.75 per 9.5 hour shift)
This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience while 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.
About us
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*
* Excellent rates of pay - Weekly
* Holiday pay
* Excellent rewards and recognition scheme
* Opportunity to work with other service users in the area*
* Ongoing professional training and development
Job Responsibilities
The role of a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) is to work without direct supervision in the home of the service user providing care and support including personal, social, and domestic support while adhering to the service user's individual care and support plan.
The aim of the position is to enable service users to remain safely in their own home with as much independence as possible.
Alongside providing care and support in a professional, discreet, and caring manner, always ensuring the service user's right to privacy and dignity is maintained.
Person Specification
Experience
* Personal Care
* Moving & Handling
* Medication administration
* Children's complex care experience
* Knowledge of Makaton & Sign language
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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