Nursery Nurse/Child Practitioner, Nelson, Lancashire

Job description

Are you currently working with children and looking for a new role?

Are you passionate about enhancing a child or young person’s everyday life?

Would you like to progress your career by working with children who require complex clinical care?

We are looking for compassionate Nursery Nurses/Child Practioners 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.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a young girl who lives with her loving family in Nelson. She requires support with her complex care needs throughout the night.

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

It is important to understand her methods of communication and identify her wants and needs, she is non-verbal and communicates using facial expressions and body language. Patience and understanding are key qualities for this role.

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.

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

Essential Experience Required

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

Desirable Experience

• Brain Injury Experience
• Epilepsy Awareness
• PEG Feeding
• Oral Suctioning

We have the following shifts available;

• Full Time and Part Time Waking Nights
• 10pm – 8am
• 2-3 Shifts Per Week
• Must be able to work alternate weekends

Take a look at our pay rates!

Pay Rates:

• £13.00 - £15.00 per hour
• Approx. £108.00 - £120.00 (based on a 8 hour weekend day shift)
• Approx. £143 - £165 (per 11-hour night shift during term time)
• Approx. £130 - £150 (per 10-hour night shift during none-term time)

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.