Healthcare Assistant

Apollo Home Healthcare

The closing date is 30 May 2024

Job summary

Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with young adults?

Do you have a special place in your heart for enhancing the lives of the individuals you support?

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 in Preston, 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 her home

Our service user is a charming teenage boy who lives with his family in Preston and requires support throughout the night to support his complex care needs.

He particularly loves going on walks and exploring his favourite activities with his family, friends, and care team and throughout the day enjoys attending school.

When at home he likes to relax and spend time playing on his PlayStation and watching the football.

Main duties of the job

Throughout the night you will provide support with his personal care, repositioning, attending to his clinical care needs when required and providing a peaceful environment to promote a restful nights sleep.

Our service user loves the engagement and interaction with his care team and can communicate and express his needs and wants.

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

We have the following shifts available;

  • Full Time or Part Time Nights
  • 2 - 4 shifts per week
  • 9:30pm- 7:00am
  • Alternate Weekends are needed for this position

Take a look at our pay rates

Weeknights: £15.00 per hour - (£135 approx. per 9-hour shift)

Weekends: £15.50 per hour - (£139.50 approx. per 9-hour shift)

Bank Holiday: £17.50 per hour - (£157.50 approx. 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, 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

01 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15 to £17.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0023-20948--PRESTON

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Preston, Lancashire

PR2 3AR


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
  • COVID vaccinations

Desirable

  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Ventilation Management)
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Ventilation 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

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:

Preston, Lancashire

PR2 3AR


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:

Preston, Lancashire

PR2 3AR


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

01 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15 to £17.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0023-20948--PRESTON

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Preston, Lancashire

PR2 3AR


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