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Support Worker job vacancy

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Job description

Are you looking to expand your skills and enhance your career to include providing Complex Clinical Care or do you already have Complex Care experience?

Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking a team of Support Workers to support a young adult with his complex care needs.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals 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 in his late teens and wants and needs to get home to his family.

He is currently residing in Middlesbrough Hospital and we need to recruit a fantastic support team to assist with his transition home.

An essential requirement is that you will be required to attend training in Middlesbrough. This will be for two days, where travel, overnight accommodation and expenses will be covered.

He will initially be discharged from Middlesbrough to Coventry, where he will reside until mid-2021 before returning to the family home in Atherstone.

He is very chilled out and laid back, supports Liverpool FC and enjoys watching lots of sports. His other interests include spending time online, playing Xbox with friends and watching YouTube on his phone.

It is important that his team can get involved and support him in the things he enjoys.

Essential Experience Required

• 6 months previous care experience
• Medication Administration
• Personal Care
• Moving and Handling
• Drivers with access to a vehicle

Desirable Experience

• Spinal Injury Knowledge
• Catheter Care
• Bowel Management
• Knowledge of Autonomic Dysreflexia

We have the following shifts available;

• Part Time Days
• 8am – 4pm

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, 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 recruitment@apollohomehealthcare.com to find out more.