Support Worker

Apollo Home Healthcare

The closing date is 30 May 2024

Job summary

Would you like to progress your career by working with adults who require complex clinical care?

Apollo Home Healthcare are seeking experienced Support workers/Healthcare Assistants to support a lady with her complex care needs.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate support workers/Healthcare Assistants who are passionate about their job, enjoy delivering one to one support and who can build positive relationships with our service users and their families.

Meet our service user

Our service user is a sociable young lady in her late 20s, who lives with her family in Haslingden and requires support with her complex care needs throughout the night.

Main duties of the job

She loves all things horse related and enjoys spending quality time with her family, care team and her pony. She enjoys being out and about in the community and watching her favourite programmes on T.V.

When arriving for your night shift our service user will still be awake, she enjoys social interaction and tends to go to bed around midnight. You will support with regular repositioning, personal care, attending to her clinical care needs when required and providing a peaceful environment to promote a restful nights sleep.

Our ideal care team will be pet friendly as our service does have a pet dog and cat at home

We have the following shifts available;

  • Full Time & Part Time Nights Available- 2-3 shifts per week
  • 10.30pm-8.30am

Take a look at our pay rates!

Weeknights: £13.00 per hour (Approx. £130 per 10-hour shift)

Weekends: £13.50 per hour (Approx. £135 per 10-hour shift)

Bank Holiday: £14.50 per hour (Approx. £145 per 10-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.

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

05 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0023-20281HASLINGDEN

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Haslingden, Lancashire

BB4 4JR


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
  • Medication Administration
  • Personal Care
  • Moving and Handling

Desirable

  • Ventilation Management
  • Cough Assist
  • Spinal Injury Awareness
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Ventilation Management
  • Cough Assist
  • Spinal Injury 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

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:

Haslingden, Lancashire

BB4 4JR


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:

Haslingden, Lancashire

BB4 4JR


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

05 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0023-20281HASLINGDEN

Job locations

1

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address

The area below is where the role is located:

Haslingden, Lancashire

BB4 4JR


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