Healthcare Assistant - Permanent Contract

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Are you looking to expand your skills and enhance your career to include providing Complex Clinical Care?

Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking experienced Support Workers to support a female adult with her complex care needs.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate Support Workers 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.

In return, we can offer a permanent contracted position of 24 hours per week, there is also the opportunity for additional shifts.

Our service user is a delightful, mature lady who is currently residing in a rehabilitation establishment in Worsley.

She desperately wants to get home to her family in Buxton and we need a fantastic team in place to make this happen.

Prior to the current restrictions, socialising was important to her and she often enjoyed meeting up with her friends and accessing community. She is looking forward to organising a get together as soon as circumstances allow.

She is unable to communicate verbally, and it is important that you can interpret her wants and needs. She can lip read so you must be a clear communicator.

This is a fantastic role where you will work in a 2:1 team and play a vital role in the transition from the rehabilitation centre, back home to her family and friends, and support with her ongoing rehabilitation.

All shadowing is held at the rehabilitation centre in Worsley, so it is essential that you can travel here. - You will receive a travel contribution of £10 per shift.

Our ideal applicant will be flexible, committed and have a genuine interest / passion in working with adults.

Desirable Experience

• 3 months previous care / support experience
• Medication Administration
• Personal Care
• Moving and Handling
• Tracheostomy Care
• Oral Suctioning
• Gastrostomy Care (PEG Feeding)
• Nebuliser Care

Shifts Available

• Days (12 hours)
• Nights (12 hours)
• This is a contracted position of 24 hours per week or 36 hours per week based on a minimum of 2 shifts per week

This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience, whilst you will be delivering exceptional care and support to our service user and her family.

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 Pay
• Reward & Recognition scheme
• Generous Recommend a Friend
• Holiday pay
• Full clinical training
• Opportunity to work with other service users in the area
• Ongoing professional training and development

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for Apollo Home Healthcare who can offer regular shifts based upon your availability as well as a confirmed rota and competitive weekly pay.