Healthcare Assistant
Humberston Park School, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN36 4HS372 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 August 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £26,168
Hourly rate
- £14.66
What skills and experience we're looking for
Seeking a vibrant and bubbly character to support a charismatic young boy with his daily needs throughout his schooling.
We are currently in search of an experienced Healthcare Assistant to support a 9-year-old boy, William, who has complex care needs. This role is mainly based within his school setting but could also be in the family home.
We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Healthcare Assistant who enjoys delivering one-to-one support and who can build positive relationships. They must have an outgoing and enthusiastic nature to further enhance William’s engaging personality.
William has a neuromuscular condition (SMA-Type 1). Because of his condition he is dependent on others to meet all of his care needs. From a respiratory point of view, he has a tracheostomy and is ventilated overnight although this can be needed for short periods in the day. He requires cough assist daily and oral/nasal and tracheal suction on a regular basis. Both William’s nutritional needs and medication is administered via a gastrostomy. Regular repositioning is required whilst supporting him.
Due to William’s condition, he relies heavily on others to meet all aspects of his care needs so it’s important that his care team can communicate with him and understand his wishes, desires and needs. Although he is unable to communicate verbally, he has no cognitive impairment and is a very clever young boy who can make his needs knows in other ways. It is therefore important that his care team interact with him like they would with any other child of his age.
This is a great opportunity for a committed individual who has a genuine interest in working with children and young people. The post requires meeting William at the family home and supporting him on transport to school. Once at school, his healthcare assistant will support him with all aspects of his medical and personal care needs throughout the school day. The school has a Registered Nurse who will be the main point of contact within school providing clinical support and supervision.
If William is unable to attend school, then there would be an expectation that his healthcare assistant would work within the family home to support him. In addition, they also may be supporting him to attend medical appointments with parents.
Our ideal applicant will be experienced in or have exposure to delivering complex clinical care however, this is not essential.
**Essential Requirements**
* 6 month’s previous care experience
* Non-smoking environment.
* Willingness to wear PPE as required (provided)
**Desirable Experience**
* Medication Administration
* Personal Care
* Moving and Handling
* Tracheostomy
* Gastrostomy (PEG Feeding)
* Ventilation Management
* Suction
* Cough Assist
* Nebuliser Care
All necessary training will be provided.
What the school offers its staff
**We have the following shifts available; **
Monday to Friday, daytime hours 8.30am to 4pm. This post is for 43 weeks of the year plus 9 weeks’ holiday of which 4.6 weeks are paid. Salary averaged over the year.
On occasions, additional hours may be requested and working hours may be varied to meet the needs of the individual.
**Pay Rates are: **
£14.66 per hour (£26,168 per annum).
Annual leave entitlement is 28 days pro rata inclusive of bank holidays.
Benefits of working for us:
This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to William, really making an impact on his day-to-day life in his school setting.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £14.66 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Paid training
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to kerry.storr@hotmail.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
About Humberston Park School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 138 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Humberston Park School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- kerry.storr@hotmail.co.uk
Specialist provision for children aged 3-19 with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties as well as severe learning difficulties.
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