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Healthcare Assistant

Apollo Home Healthcare Ltd

Barnard Castle

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking compassionate Healthcare Assistants in Durham to provide specialized care for young adults with complex health needs. The position offers both part-time and full-time shifts, a £150 welcome bonus, full clinical training, and the chance to positively impact lives daily. Join a dedicated team and help shape a supportive environment for service users and their families.

Benefits

Competitive Pay Rates

Full Clinical Training

Welcome Bonus of £150

Flexible Hours

Holiday Pay

Ongoing Professional Training

Qualifications

3 months previous care experience required.
Valid UK Driving Licence essential for day shifts.
Comfortable around pets is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care and clinical interventions to service users.
Support service user with mobility and daily activities.
Maintain a safe and comfortable environment during night shifts.

Skills

Personal Care

Moving and Handling

Medication Administration

Excellent Communication

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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 to include providing Complex Clinical Care or do you already have Complex Care experience?

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

We support adults, children and young people with long term life limiting conditions, providing specialist, person centred care which is tailored to their individual complex care needs.

This rewarding role offers short calls & sleep in shifts, on a full time or part time basis, providing essential care to our service user within their own home.

We are offering a Welcome Bonus of £150 for this position T&C Apply!

Meet our service user

Our service user is a kind and caring lady in her late 20’s.

She is currently residing in a care setting, and we are building a care team to support her transition back home to her adapted bungalow in Durham, where she lives with her mum.

Her interests include reading, watching television and spending time in the garden. When the weather allows, she would love for her care team to support her with gardening tasks.

She also has many beloved pets including dogs, cats and horses, so it is essential that you are comfortable around animals.

She is a very sociable lady, and we are looking for bubbly and outgoing individuals to provide care and companionship throughout the day, evening and night.

She is unable to mobilise independently and is reliant on her care team to support her daily activities, from meal preparation to medication administration, personal care, moving and handling and clinical interventions.

As part of her care team, you will undertake visits of 1-2 hours throughout the morning, afternoon and evening, ensuring that her care needs are met.

Your Night shift will consist of arriving at our service users’ home for 7pm and provide attentive care before assisting her to bed and accompanying her night-time routine. This will be in the form of a 12-hour shift, 7pm - 7am (you will sleep-in between 11pm – 6am.)

Our service user likes to be settled in bed by 10pm and will often watch TV to wind down for the evening.

Throughout the night you will remain alert and responsive to attend to any interventions she may require along with promoting a restful environment to ensure a good night’s sleep.

If urgent assistance is needed overnight, then she can alert her care team by using her voice activating possum device that is voice controlled via her iPad.

Please note, it is essential that you hold a valid UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle.

Benefits of this role include

Competitive Pay Rates
Full Clinical Training
Welcome Bonus of £150- T&C Apply!

Please note, our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.

Personal Care
Moving and Handling
Medication Administration
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently.
Valid UK Driving Licence (required for day shifts)

Experience working with the following clinical needs is desirable, however is not essential to be considered for this role:

Spinal injury management
Cough assist
Awareness of Autonomic Dysreflexia

Shifts Available

Pop in visits paid at £15.00 per hour

Morning - 9am to 11am
Afternoon - 1pm to 2pm
Evening - 9:30pm to 11pm
Sleep in Nights
7pm - 7am (sleep in 11pm – 6am)

Approx. £152.00 per 12-hour shift

We also offer enhanced rates for Bank holidays, increasing to approx. £165.00 per 12-hour shift.

So, if you are passionate about providing high-quality care and are looking for a fulfilling role, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now to join our dedicated team and help us make a difference to the lives of others.

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

Why work for Apollo Home Healthcare? 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:

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