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 are recruiting for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to support a gentleman in his 70s with his complex care needs.

We are looking for dedicated candidates 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 Rugby fanatic he enjoys getting involved with his local rugby team and is an avid supporter of both home and away matches and likes to be on the sidelines cheering his team on!

Main duties of the job

As his dedicated Healthcare Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting him with his care needs and ensuring that he can continue to engage in his passion of Rugby.

When at home he loves some quiet time to organise his thoughts, so this can be anything from watching TV such as The Chase and Tipping Point, as well as sports and movies, reading the paper and chatting with his family and care team.

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

We have the following shifts available;

  • Full Time Days - 3 shifts per week
  • Days 8am-8pm
  • Part Time Nights - 2 shifts per week
  • 8pm - 8am
  • Alternative Weekends

Take a look at our pay rates!

Weekdays £12.50 per hour (Approx. £150 per 12 hour shift)

Weeknights £13.00 per hour (Approx. £156 per 12 hour shift)

Weekends £13.50 per hour (Approx. £162 per 12 hour shift)

Bank Holiday £17.50 per hour (Approx. £210 per 12 hour 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 and really making an impact on his 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

03 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.50 to £17 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21207-ROCHDALE

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Rochdale, Greater Manchester

OL11 4DG


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

Desirable

  • Knowledge working with Respiratory conditions
  • Gastrostomy (PEG Feeding)
  • Cough Assist
  • Oral Suctioning
  • Nebulisers
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Knowledge working with Respiratory conditions
  • Gastrostomy (PEG Feeding)
  • Cough Assist
  • Oral Suctioning
  • Nebulisers

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:

Rochdale, Greater Manchester

OL11 4DG


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:

Rochdale, Greater Manchester

OL11 4DG


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

03 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.50 to £17 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21207-ROCHDALE

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Rochdale, Greater Manchester

OL11 4DG


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