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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 to recruit Healthcare Assistants who have a genuine interest in working with children and young people, to support our young service user who has complex care needs.

In return, we can offer a permanent contracted position of 24 hours per week, there is also opportunity for additional shifts.

This is a great opportunity where you will be using your valuable skills from your gained experience and progressing into a Children’s Complex Care Assistant.

Our service user is a young baby who is currently residing in QMC Nottingham.

Since birth, hospital has been his only home and we urgently require a care team to facilitate his discharge to get him back to his family home where his Mum and Dad so desperately want him.

You will be tending to his clinical interventions as required and fulfilling his sensory, play and social needs. This could be general play at home, walks to the park and accessing the community.

We can offer full time night shifts and require applicants who are able to commit to his care on a long term, ongoing basis.

Please note, you must be flexible as shift times can vary.

This is a great opportunity to upskill and be trained directly by our fantastic, highly skilled Nurse’s.

Essential Experience Required

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

Desirable Experience

• Ventilation Management
• Tracheostomy Care
• Naso-Gastric Tube Care

We have the following shifts available;

• Part Time Days - 8am - 8pm
• Full Time Nights Between 8pm – 8am
• This is a contracted position of 24 hours per week + additional if wanted

This is such a fulfilling role that will give you job satisfaction every day by making a difference to 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.