Apollo Home Healthcare

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to support our service user with her complex care needs.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate Healthcare 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 young girl who requires 1:1 support in her family home in Preston.

It would be advantageous if you could establish a trusting and supportive relationship with the young girl, offering companionship, active listening, and reassurance.

Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.

Main duties of the job

As her dedicated Healthcare Assistant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring her safety, comfort, and well-being around the clock.

This role requires attentiveness and the ability to provide personalised care tailored to her specific needs.

Throughout the night you will support with personal care, moving and handling making close observations and attending to her clinical care needs when required.

We have the following shifts available;

  • Full Time / Part Time
  • 10pm 8am Nights

Take a look at our payrates

Weeknights £15.00 per hour (£150 approx. per 10 shift)

Weekends £15.50 per hour (£155 approx. per 10 shift)

Bank Holiday £17.50 per hour (£175 approx. per 10 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, 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

About us

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 - Weekly
  • Holiday pay
  • Excellent rewards and recognition scheme
  • Opportunity to work with other service users in the area*
  • Ongoing professional training and development

Details

Date posted

01 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.50 to £17.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21593PRESTON

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Preston, Lancashire

PR0 2AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) is to work without direct supervision in the home of the service user providing care and support including personal, social, and domestic support whilst adhering to the service users individual care and support plan.

The aim of the position is to enable service users to remain safely in their own home with as much independence as possible.

Alongside providing care and support in a professional, discreet, and caring manner, always ensuring the service users right to privacy and dignity is maintained

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) is to work without direct supervision in the home of the service user providing care and support including personal, social, and domestic support whilst adhering to the service users individual care and support plan.

The aim of the position is to enable service users to remain safely in their own home with as much independence as possible.

Alongside providing care and support in a professional, discreet, and caring manner, always ensuring the service users right to privacy and dignity is maintained

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • PEG Feeding
  • Seizure Management
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • PEG Feeding
  • Seizure Management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Apollo Home Healthcare

Address

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Preston, Lancashire

PR0 2AA


Employer's website

https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Apollo Home Healthcare

Address

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Preston, Lancashire

PR0 2AA


Employer's website

https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

jobs@apollohomehealthcare.com

01902847111

Details

Date posted

01 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.50 to £17.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21593PRESTON

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Preston, Lancashire

PR0 2AA


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