Health Care Assistant - Tracheostomy Care

Health Care Assistant - Tracheostomy Care

£10.75 - £14.00 per hour

Location: Towcester area

Are you experienced in providing Complex Care to children and young people?

Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking experienced Health Care Assistants to support a young boy with complex care needs.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate Health Care Assistants 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.

Our service user is a 4 year old boy who lives at home with his family in Milton Keynes.

He likes to play board games and interactive games with his care team. He especially enjoys playing on his iPad watching programs such as watching Peppa Pig and Ben and Hollie.

He can be shy initially and may need encouragement and reassurance, so we are looking for someone who is able to interact easily and get involved in his hobbies and interests.

This young boy attends school on a part time basis and his care team may be required to support him, during the day, within his educational setting.

Please note, drivers are required due to the location.

Essential Experience Required

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

Desirable Experience

• Tracheostomy Care
• Ventilation
• Gastrostomy Care (PEG Feeding)

Shifts available

• Part time days — 9am — 3pm
• Waking nights - 10pm - 9am

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 his day to day life.

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:

• Flexible hours to suit
• Confirmed rotas
• Excellent rates of pay
• Holiday pay
• Full clinical training
• Opportunity to work with other service users in the area
• Ongoing professional training and development

We need key workers on the front line supporting our service users in the fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic. Please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated recruitment team on 01902 847111 or email on [email protected] to find out more.