Nursery Nurse/Child Practioner, Bury, Greater Manchester

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 people who have a genuine interest in working with children and young people, to support our young service users who have complex clinical care needs.

Our service user is currently residing at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH), and we are looking for dedicated individuals who can commit to training at the hospital to facilitate his discharge home.

He thrives on interaction and is seeking a team that can connect with him, engage effectively, and interpret his non-verbal cues. He enjoys watching “Mr. Bean” and “Monster House,” and he loves his favourite giraffe toy and playing with puppets.

Your role? To support his development, meet his personal care needs, carry out regular observations, and manage his clinical interventions throughout the night. You’ll ensure his comfort and safety, and create a calm, soothing environment for sleep.

This is a great opportunity for you to apply your valuable experience as a Childcare Practitioner and transition into a Children's Complex Care Assistant role.

We provide comprehensive training, which enables you to enhance your experience of working with children by adopting a more clinical approach. Training may include, but is not limited to:

• Tracheostomy Care
• Ventilation Management
• Personal Care
• Moving & Handling
• Gastrostomy Care (PEG feeding)

Pay Rates:

• £14.50 - £17.00 per hour
• Approx. £130.50 - £153.00 (per 9-hour night shift)

Shifts Available:

• Part Time Nights
• 10pm – 7am
• 2 Shifts Per Week

Due to the nature of our vacancies, service users have the right to request either female or male staff.

Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer, advertising numerous vacancies on behalf of our service users and these specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation.