Healthcare Assistant

Apollo Home Healthcare

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Job summary

If you are an experienced Healthcare 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 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 her to live as independently as possible in her family home.

Our service user is a happy teenage girl who lives in Acocks Green with her mom. She requires support throughout night on a 1:1 full time basis.

She loves all things colourful, glittery, and musical, especially her sensory toys and lights.

Spending quality time with her mom is important to her and they enjoy visiting church together on a regular basis.

To express her feelings and indicate her wants and needs she uses various facial expressions and sounds, it is important that you can understand and interpret her communication.

Main duties of the job

Throughout the night, you will be required to carry out regular observations, promoting a peaceful sleep environment and support with any personal and clinical needs.

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

We have the following shifts available;

  • Full Time Nights
  • 10:30pm- 7:30am

Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights: £13.00 Per hour (Approx. £117 per 9 hour-shift)

Weekends: £13.00 per hour (Approx. £117 per 9 hour-shift)

Bank holidays: £14.50 per hour (Approx. £130.50 per 9 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 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

Date posted

22 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0023-21647ACOCKSG

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Acocks Green, West Midlands

B33 0QR


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

  • Oral Suctioning
  • Gastrostomy Care (PEG Feeding)
  • Seizure Management
  • Regular Skincare / Pressure Area Management
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Oral Suctioning
  • Gastrostomy Care (PEG Feeding)
  • Seizure Management
  • Regular Skincare / Pressure Area Management

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:

Acocks Green, West Midlands

B33 0QR


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:

Acocks Green, West Midlands

B33 0QR


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

22 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0023-21647ACOCKSG

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Acocks Green, West Midlands

B33 0QR


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