Healthcare Assistant, Preston, Lancashire

Job description

Are you a patient, committed and engaging individual looking to make a positive impact on the lives of others?

Do you want to develop your skills and enhance your career to include providing Complex Clinical Care or do you already have Complex Care experience?

We are growing our team in Preston and are seeking dedicated Healthcare Assistants to provide specialist, person centred care to our service users, within their own homes.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a sociable young male who lives with his family in Preston.

During the week he attends school, and we are looking for bubbly and interactive individuals to provide specialist 2:1 care for him at home.

Fun and playtime are a key part of this role and so we’re looking for someone with a good sense of humour who is happy to engage in the things he enjoys. This could be playing games such as hide and seek, dancing along to his favourite music and listening to his favourite shows, such as Mr Tumble and Peppa Pig!

He is dependent on the support of his care team for all his transfers and moving and handling requirements and in addition to this, you will meet all aspects of his day-to-day care needs, deliver his clinical interventions and carry out regular observations, always remaining vigilant.

This young gentleman is registered blind and unable to communicate verbally and to avoid him becoming distressed or frustrated, it is key that you spend time to get to know the unique signals and cues he uses to make his needs known, such as facial expressions and sounds.

It is important for our service user to be familiar with the people around him and therefore, we’re looking for patient and dedicated individuals who can commit to his care on a long-term, ongoing basis.

This rewarding part-time role offers around 15 hours per week throughout the day shifts and 24 hours per week throughout the night, with the option to pick up additional hours during school holidays and weekends.

Benefits of this role include

• Competitive Pay Rates
• Confirmed Rotas
• Full Clinical Training

We believe in creating a warm and inclusive environment where our young service user can thrive, and we're seeking a care team who shares our vision. If you're passionate about making a positive difference in the life of a young person and have experience or a willingness to learn about complex care needs, we want to hear from you!

Essential Experience Required

• 3 months previous care experience
• Personal Care
• Moving and Handling
• Medication Administration

Experience working with the following clinical needs is desirable, however this is not essential as full clinical training is provided:

• PEG Feeding
• Oral Suctioning

Shifts Available

• Part Time Days
• Monday to Friday - 3:00pm - 6:00pm (Term Time)
• Monday to Friday - 3:00pm - 9:00pm (During school holidays)
• Saturday & Sundays- 10:00am – 6:00pm
• Part Time Nights
• 9:00pm - 9:00am

Take a look at our pay rates

Weekdays: £14.00 per hour (Approx. £210 per 15-hour week during term time)

Weekdays: £14.00 per hour (Approx. £420 per 15-hour week during school holidays)

Weeknights: £14.50 per hour (Approx. £174 per 12-hour shift)

Weekends: £15.00 per hour (Approx. £120 per 8-hour shift)

Bank Holidays: We offer an enhance rate of £17.50 per hour

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.