Apollo Home Healthcare

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

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 experienced Healthcare Assistants to support our service user with their 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 adult, who lives at home with his family in Staffordshire.

He is non-verbal and communicates using various sounds, he will also giggle and laugh.

Main duties of the job

Due to his complex care needs he relies on his care team for all his personal care needs, he will need regular repositioning to minimise the risk of pressure sores.

As part of his dedicated care team, you will support him throughout the day meeting his development, personal care and social needs as required.

We are looking for engaging and committed individuals who can deliver exceptional person-centred care and support this young male on a long term, ongoing basis.

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

Shifts Available

  • Part Time
  • 11am-6pm Days
  • 10pm-7am Nights

Take a look at our pay rates

Weekdays : £13.00 per hour (£117 approx. per shift)

Weeknights : £13.50 per hour(£121.50 approx. per shift)

Saturday : £13.50 per hour(£121.50 approx. per shift)

Sunday : £13.50 per hour (£121.50 approx. per shift)

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

28 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 to £13.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21169NORTONCANE

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

NORTON CANES, BURNTWOOD

WS12 2EW


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

  • Seizure Management
  • Global Development Delay awareness & understanding
  • Scoliosis awareness & understanding
  • Asthma awareness & understanding
  • Administering Cough Assist experience
  • Lennox Gastaut Syndrome awareness
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Seizure Management
  • Global Development Delay awareness & understanding
  • Scoliosis awareness & understanding
  • Asthma awareness & understanding
  • Administering Cough Assist experience
  • Lennox Gastaut Syndrome awareness

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:

NORTON CANES, BURNTWOOD

WS12 2EW


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:

NORTON CANES, BURNTWOOD

WS12 2EW


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Megan Lavelle

jobs@apollohomehealthcare.com

01902847111

Details

Date posted

28 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 to £13.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21169NORTONCANE

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

NORTON CANES, BURNTWOOD

WS12 2EW


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