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Job Opportunity: Healthcare Assistant in Durham

Are you a compassionate and dedicated individual looking to make a positive impact on the lives of others? Do you want to develop your skills and enhance your career in providing Complex Clinical Care, or do you already have experience in this field?

We are expanding our team in Durham and are seeking committed Healthcare Assistants to build positive relationships with our service users and their families.

We support adults, children, and young people with long-term, life-limiting conditions, offering specialist, person-centered care tailored to their individual needs.

This rewarding role involves short calls and sleep-in shifts, on a full-time or part-time basis, providing essential care within the service user's home.

Benefits include:

• Competitive pay rates
• Full clinical training
• Welcome bonus of £150 (T&C apply)

Meet our service user:

She is a kind lady in her late 20s, currently in a care setting, transitioning back home to her adapted bungalow in Durham, living with her mum. She enjoys reading, watching TV, gardening, and has pets including dogs, cats, and horses.

She is sociable, and we seek bubbly, outgoing individuals to provide care and companionship day, evening, and night.

Support includes personal care, medication, moving and handling, and clinical interventions. Visits are scheduled throughout the day, with a 12-hour night shift from 7pm to 7am, including sleep-in between 11pm and 6am.

Night shifts involve staying alert, assisting with her bedtime routine, and responding to interventions, including voice-activated assistance via her device.

Requirements:

• Valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle (essential)
• Experience in care (minimum 3 months preferred)
• Ability to work independently

Experience with clinical needs such as spinal injury management, catheter care, cough assist, or awareness of autonomic dysreflexia is desirable but not essential.

Shifts available include paid pop-in visits at £15/hour, with approximate earnings of £152 per 12-hour shift, increasing to £165 on bank holidays.

If you are passionate about high-quality care, apply now to join our team and make a difference!

Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. Due to client preferences, some roles may require female staff; these preferences do not reflect our organizational views.