Healthcare Assistant

Apollo Home Healthcare

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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 male in Bury.

Our service user is a cheerful and determined young man who loves being around people. He enjoys action rhymes, being read to, and watching shows like Something Special and Balamory. He also likes shopping, visiting farms, and exploring car boot sales.

We seek engaging individuals to provide specialised 1:1 and 2:1 care for him. During the week, youll accompany him to college and support him throughout the day.

Your role? To deliver specialist care, overseeing his clinical needs day and night, and participating in his favourite activities. Youll prioritise his comfort and safety while creating a calm environment that encourages restful sleep.

This isn't just a job it's a chance to have a significant impact on our service users life.

Please note, our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.

Main duties of the job

Pay Rates:

  • £13.50 - £17.00 per hour
  • Approx. £121.50 - £153.00 (per 9-hour day shift)
  • Approx. £140.00 - £170.00 (per 10-hour night shift)

Shifts Available:

  • Part Time Days
  • 7:15am 4:15pm
  • Saturday Waking Night
  • 9:30pm 7:30am
  • We are looking for flexibility to work both days and nights for this position

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

Shifts Available

  • Part Time Days & Nights 2 shifts per week
  • Monday to Friday 7:15am 4:15pm (Term Time)
  • Monday to Friday - 10:00am - 4:00pm (During school holidays)
  • Alternate Saturday Nights: 9:30pm 7:30am

Take a look at our pay rates

Weekdays: £13.50 per hour (Approx. £121.50 per 9-hour shift)

Saturdays: £14.50 per hour (Approx. £145 per 10-hour shift)

Bank Holidays: We offer an enhance rate of £14.50 per hour

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 his day-to-day life.

Date posted

09 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.50 to £17 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21177RAMSBOTT

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester

BL0 9FS


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

  • Enteral Feeding
  • Oral Suctioning
  • Working with nonverbal clients
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Enteral Feeding
  • Oral Suctioning
  • Working with nonverbal clients

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:

Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester

BL0 9FS


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:

Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester

BL0 9FS


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

jobs@apollohomehealthcare.com

01902847111

Date posted

09 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.50 to £17 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21177RAMSBOTT

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester

BL0 9FS


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