Healthcare Assistant - Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom - Apollo Home Healthcare

Description

Job summary

Are you a nurturing and dedicated individual who thrives from supporting and working with 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 dedicated and compassionate Healthcare Assistants in Ashton under-Lyne 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 gentleman in his 60s who lives with his wife in Ashton under Lyne and requires assistance throughout the day and night on a 1:1 basis to support his complex care needs.

At home he enjoys listening to audio books, watching TV dramas such as police action and border patrol and spending time engaging with his wife and care team. He is also involved in the MND support club for his local area which he thoroughly enjoys.

Our ideal care team will show patience and understanding and have effective communication skills to understand and interpret his needs and wants.

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

Main duties of the job

Throughout the day you will provide support with his personal care, moving and handling, attending to his clinical care needs when required and assisting him to enjoy his hobbies and interests.

Throughout the night you will provide support with his personal care, moving and handling, clinical observations and attending to his clinical care needs when required. You will provide a peaceful environment to promote a restful nights sleep, offering reassurance and comfort when needed.

We have the following shifts available;

Take a look at our pay rates

Weekdays: £ per hour (Approx. £ per 9 hour shift)

Weeknights: £ per hour (Approx. £ per 9 hour shift)

Weekends: £ per hour (Approx. £126 per 9 hour shift)

Bank Holidays: £ per hour (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:

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

Experience

Essential

Desirable