Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

If you are an experienced Care Assistant looking to expand your skills and knowledge into complex clinical care or if you already have complex care experience, this could be the perfect job role for you!

We have recently gained a new package of care bringing many fresh and exciting opportunities to join our team in York.

We are looking for compassionate and committed Healthcare Assistants who are passionate about delivering the highest quality one-to-one care for our service user building positive relationships with them and their family while enabling them to live as independently as possible in their own home.

Our service user is an adult male, who lives at home with his loving family and requires support on a 1:1 basis from his care team.

He requires a friendly, confident, and positive care team to support him throughout the day and night, on a 1:1 basis in his family home.

He is an enthusiastic outdoor person who has access to a specialised wheelchair designed for outdoor adventures. Charity work is also a big interest for him, and he regularly pushes himself to the limit to raise money for the Motor Neurones Society.

Our ideal applicants will have a cheerful personality, whilst being confident, friendly, and understanding with a genuine interest in working with our service user and able to build positive relationships with him and his family.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to assist him with his day-to-day routine while being able to promote his independence and meet his clinical and social needs, patience and understanding are an important part of this role.

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

We have the following shifts available;

• Part time 2-3 shifts per week
• Days- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• 9am-5pm or 9.30am-5:30pm
• We are also offering Waking Nights and one Saturday per month for this position.

Take a look at our pay rates!

Weekdays: £15.00 per hour- Approx. £120 per 8-hour shift

Weeknights: £15.50 per hour- Approx. £124 per 8-hour shift

Weekends: £16.00 per hour- Approx. £128 per 8-hour shift

Bank Holiday £20.00 per hour- Approx. £160 per 8-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, really making an impact on his day-to-day life.

If you would like to be part of an amazing team that make a real difference to the lives of others, then we would love you to apply!

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