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 pre-schooler who lives in a loving family home in Blackburn and requires support with her complex care needs throughout the day and night.
She is a happy and content young girl who thrives on interaction with her family and care team, particularly when engaging in playtime activities. She loves to play with musical toys, enjoys listening to music and watching cartoons on TV, especially Mr. Bean.
Throughout the day you will be supporting within her educational setting, your role will include supporting with her daily tasks such as personal care, moving and handling, making close observations whilst attending to her clinical needs when required. We are also looking for our care team to assist and encourage with her learning and development skills.
Throughout the night you will provide support with personal care, repositioning, attending to her ckincial care needs when required and
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, she has also recently started to learn Makaton too. Patience and understanding are key qualities for this role.
This is more than just a job, this is a great opportunity to make a real difference to the life of our service user and her family, whilst also building on your clinical skills and experience.
Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.
Essential Experience Required
1. 3 months’ previous children’s experience
2. Personal Care
3. Moving and Handling
Desirable Experience
4. Ventilation Management
5. Gastrostomy Care (PEG)
6. Nebuliser Care
7. Tracheostomy care
We have the following shifts available;
8. Part Time Days - 2 Shifts Per Week
9. Term Time- 8:00am - 4:00pm
10. None-Term Time- 9:00am - 4:00pm
11. Part Time Nights - 3 Shifts Per Week
12. 9:00pm- 7:00am
13. Full Time can be offered to cover both days and nights
Take a look at our pay rates!
Weekdays £13.50 per hour Approx. £108 per 8-hour shift
Weeknights £14.00 per hour Approx. £140 per 10-hour shift
Saturdays £14.00 per hour Approx. £112 per 8-hour shift
Sundays £14.50 per hour Approx. £116 per 8-hour shift
Bank Holidays: £15.50 per hour Approx. £124.00 per 8-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.
Why work for Apollo Home Healthcare? We specialise in the provision of highly complex clinical care services delivered in the homes of service users. 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:
14. Flexible hours to suit
15. Confirmed rotas
16. Excellent rates of pay
17. Holiday pay
18. Full clinical training
19. Opportunity to work with other service users in the area
20. Ongoing professional training and development
Please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated recruitment team on 01902 847111 or email on recruitment@apollohomehealthcare.com to find out more. Apply for this job