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?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

If you are an experienced Health 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 fresh and exciting opportunities to join our team in Middlesborough.

We are looking for compassionate and committed Healthcare Assistants in Redcar, 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 a mature lady who lives at home in Redcar with her husband.

Please note, applicants must be pet friendly as our service user does have 2 pet dogs.

Our ideal team will be flexible, reliable, and cheerful with the ability to generally Support with her day-to-day life!

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

Main duties of the job

You will support her with all aspects of her day-to-day life and routine, from washing, dressing, mobility and tending to her clinical care needs as required.

As part of her care team, you will enable her to enjoy her hobbies and interests such as listening to audio books through Alexa, watching her favourite films on Netflix and enjoys listening to a variety of music. Accessing her hobbies and spending quality time with her family is very important to her.

At times she does like to access the local community with the encouragement and support from her team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference to her everyday life!

We have the following shifts available;

  • Part Time Days
  • 2-5 shifts per week.
  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 2pm-5pm
  • Thursday & Friday: 2pm- 4pm

Take a look at our payrates

Weekdays: £11.00 per hour (£33 approx. per 3-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 her 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

01 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11 to £13 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21568MIDDLES

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

TS11 8HH


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

Desirable

  • Seizure Management
  • PEG feed
  • Cough assist
  • Respiratory awareness
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Seizure Management
  • PEG feed
  • Cough assist
  • Respiratory 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:

Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

TS11 8HH


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:

Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

TS11 8HH


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

01 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11 to £13 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-21568MIDDLES

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

TS11 8HH


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