Job summary
We are seeking dedicated Healthcare Assistants who are passionate about providing personalised care and support to our service user.
Benefits of joining our team include competitive pay rates, confirmed rotas, and full clinical training. Whether you have experience in complex care or are eager to learn, we want to hear from you!
By working with us as a Healthcare Assistant, youll be a valued member of a compassionate team dedicated to caring for a teenage boy in Darlington.
Our service user is a sociable young boy who loves watching and listening to his favourite music on his iPad, especially Adele and The Greatest Showman. He enjoys going for walks, being out and about, and spending quality time socialising with his friends, family and care team.
Your role? To provide specialist care throughout the night, remain vigilant to his needs, and manage his clinical care as required. You will provide comfort, offer reassurance, and create a soothing environment to ensure a restful nights sleep.
This isn't just a job it's a chance to have a significant impact on a young person's life.
Please note, our service users family has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.
Main duties of the job
Pay Rates:
1. £ - £ per hour
2. Approx. £186 - £240 per 12-hour night shift
Shifts Available:
3. Part Time Nights
4. 2 shifts per week
5. 8pm 8am
Essential Experience:
6. 3 months previous care experience
7. Medication administration
8. Personal care
9. Moving and handling
Due to the nature of our vacancies, service users have the right to request either female or male staff.
Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer, advertising numerous vacancies on behalf of our service users and these specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation
About us
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
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:
10. Flexible hours to suit*
11. Confirmed rotas
12. Excellent rates of pay - Weekly
13. Holiday pay
14. Excellent rewards and recognition scheme
15. Opportunity to work with other service users in the area*
16. Ongoing professional training and development
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
17. 3 months previous care experience
18. Medication Administration
19. Personal Care
20. Moving and Handling