Apollo Home Healthcare

Healthcare Assistants

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Job summary

We are seeking dedicated Healthcare Assistants who are passionate about providing personalised care and support to our service user.

Benefits of joining our team include competitive pay rates, confirmed rotas, and full clinical training. Whether you have experience in complex care or are eager to learn, we want to hear from you!

By working with us as a Healthcare Assistant, youll be a valued member of a compassionate team dedicated to caring for a teenage boy in Gateshead on a 2:1 basis.

Our service user is a happy young man, with an infectious smile! Were seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant who can provide specialist clinical care to our service user both at home and within his educational setting.

He loves attending school, interacting with those around him and playing with his younger brother. He enjoys watching Mr. Tumble loves listening to nursery rhymes and engaging in sensory-based activities. Your role extends beyond the delivery of essential care - it involves supporting our service user in accessing the things he enjoys.

Please note, we are seeking candidates who have experience in children's complex.

Main duties of the job

This isn't just a job it's a chance to have a significant impact on the lives of others.

Pay Rates:

  • £13.00 - £16.00 per hour
  • Approx. £117.00 - £144.00 (per 9-hour day shift)

Shifts Available:

  • Part Time Days 2-3 shifts per week
  • 8:00am -5:00pm

Please note, our service users family have specifically requested female staff for their team.

Essential Experience:

  • 3 months previous care experience
  • Medication administration
  • Personal care
  • Moving and handling
  • A valid driving license for operating our service users' adapted vehicle.

Due to the nature of our vacancies, service users have the right to request either female or male staff.

Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer, advertising numerous vacancies on behalf of our service users and 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

09 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 to £16 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21081gatesh

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

NE10 8XL


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
  • Medication Administration
  • Personal Care
  • Moving and Handling
  • Spinal Injury Management
  • Tracheostomy Care
  • Drivers with access to a vehicle

Desirable

  • Ventilation Management
  • Catheter Care
  • Cough Assist
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • 3 months' previous care experience
  • Medication Administration
  • Personal Care
  • Moving and Handling
  • Spinal Injury Management
  • Tracheostomy Care
  • Drivers with access to a vehicle

Desirable

  • Ventilation Management
  • Catheter Care
  • Cough Assist

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:

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

NE10 8XL


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:

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

NE10 8XL


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

09 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 to £16 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21081gatesh

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

NE10 8XL


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