Healthcare Assistant, Nelson, Lancashire

Job description

If you are looking for a rewarding new role within healthcare, you are in the right place!

Working in healthcare can be incredibly fulfilling as it allows you to make a positive impact on people's lives every day.

We have a new and exciting opportunity to join our team in Nelson.

We are looking for experienced and committed Healthcare Assistants, who are eager to enhance their skills in the complex care sector to support our service user at night.

You will be passionate about delivering the highest quality care to our service user and building positive relationships with them and their family, whilst empowering them to live as independently as possible.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a lady in her 20s who lives at home with her family in Nelson.

She has a big passion for travelling and has recently visited Dubai, London, and France! She loves immersing herself in diverse cultures, creating unforgettable memories, and setting herself personal goals.

Enjoying a pamper night and experimenting with makeup is another favourite for our service user along with spending time with her family, friends and care team.

During the night you will provide support with her personal care, repositioning, clinical observations and attending to her clinical care needs when required. You will provide a peaceful environment to promote a restful night’s sleep.

Benefits of this role include

• Competitive Pay Rates
• Confirmed Rotas
• Full Clinical Training

Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.

Essential Experience Required

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

Desirable Experience

• Ventilation Management
• PEG feeding
• Cough Assist

We have the following shifts available;

• Part Time Nights- 2 shifts per week
• 8:00pm-6:00am

Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights: £13.00 per hour (Approx. £130 per 10-hour shift)

Weekends: £13.75 per hour (Approx. £137.50 per 10-hour shift)

Bank Holidays: £15.00 per hour (Approx. £150 per 10-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 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.

These specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation.