Healthcare Assistant

Apollo Home Healthcare

The closing date is 30 November 2024

Job summary

If you are looking for a rewarding new role within healthcare, you are in the right place!

Working in healthcare can be incredibly fulfilling as it allows you to make a positive impact on people's lives every day.

We are looking for experienced and committed Healthcare Assistants with an interactive approach, who are eager to enhance their skills in the complex care sector.

You will need to be passionate about delivering the highest quality care to our service users, building positive relationships with them and their family whilst empowering them to live as independently as possible within the comfort of their own home.

Our service user is a cheerful and content gentleman in his 30s who resides in a nursing home based in Ashton-Under-Lyne and requires support on a 1:1 basis throughout the night to support his complex care needs.

He is a very charismatic gentleman who loves to spend time with his family and care team, he enjoys the interaction, and loves having a banter.

He enjoys watching his favourite T.V programmes along with animated DVDS, and throughout the day he loves to access the community, going shopping and simply being out and about.

Main duties of the job

Throughout the night you will provide support with his personal care, repositioning, making close observations and attending to his clinical care needs when required. Should he awake, you will offer reassurance to promote a restful environment for our service user.

He is unable to communicate verbally and will use facial expressions and sounds to make his wants and needs known. To avoid him becoming distressed of frustrated, you will spend time to get to know his unique signals and cues.

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

We have the following shifts available;

  • Part Time Nights available 2 shifts per week
  • 7:00pm - 7:00am
  • Alternate weekends are needed for this position

Take a look at our pay rates!

  • Weeknights: £13.50 per hour (Approx. £162 per 12-hour shift)
  • Weekends: £14.00 per hour (Approx. £168 per 12-hour shift)
  • Bank Holiday: £17.00ph (Approx. £204 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, 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

Date posted

07 August 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.50 to £17 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-ASHTON-20962

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester

OL7 0PW


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

  • Epilepsy Management
  • Nebuliser care
  • Ventilation management
  • Gastrostomy feeds (PEG)
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Epilepsy Management
  • Nebuliser care
  • Ventilation management
  • Gastrostomy feeds (PEG)

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:

Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester

OL7 0PW


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:

Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester

OL7 0PW


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

07 August 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.50 to £17 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0023-ASHTON-20962

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester

OL7 0PW


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