Healthcare Assistant- Permanent Contract

Job summary

Are you passionate about enhancing a childs everyday life and enhancing your skills in providing complex care?

If so, how about joining Freddies team!

Freddie lives in Leominster and requires 24-hour care, he is looking for people to join his care team who have a genuine interest in working with children and who can support him and his family.

You will be supporting him at his fun filled family home engaging in general play and assisting him with accessing the community.

He requires committed and reliable individuals, who he and his family can build a strong trusting relationship with.

Freddie is a happy, very smiley 12-year-old boy who responds well to his care team and thrives off their interactions. He is developing each day and achieving more with the support of his carers and family.

He can express his needs with the help of his communication aids, enjoys his arts and crafts at home, loves socialising with his family and friends and loves going out as much as possible.

It is important to Freddie and his family that he makes his own decisions, and we look for our carers to help support and encourage him while enhancing his everyday life.

Why dont you read a little more about him and click on the link below

https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/real-stories/freddies-story

Main duties of the job

We require you to have some care experience that includes providing personal care, moving and positioning but we offer full comprehensive training with his clinical care needs: This can include but is not limited to:

• Tracheostomy Care
• Ventilation management
• Personal Care
• Moving & Handling
• Gastrostomy Care (PEG feed)

Shifts Available

• Full Time Nights - 7am-7pm
• Part Time Days & Nights - 7am-7pm/7pm-7am

Full Time and Part time contracts can also be offered for this position 24 - 36 hours per week

Other benefits include

• DBS paid for with all contract placements
• Up to £15 travel expense paid with each shift
• £300 loyalty bonus paid after 6 months of service

Take a look at our pay rates!

Weekdays: £15.00 per hour (Approx. £180 per 12 hour shift)

Weeknights: £16.00 per hour (Approx. £180 per 12 hour shift)

Saturdays: £16.50 per hour (Approx. £192 per 12 hour shift)

Sundays: £17.00 per hour (Approx. £204 per 12 hour shift)

Bank Holiday: £18.50 per hour (Approx. £222 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 his day-to-day life.

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*
• Confirmed rotas
• 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