Healthcare Assistant - Darlington, United Kingdom - Apollo Home Healthcare

Apollo Home Healthcare

Verified Company

Darlington, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Healthcare Assistant, Darlington, County Durham:

Job details:

Job Ref
21529

Pay Rate (ph)
£11.50-£13.50

Location
Darlington, County Durham

Work Patterns
Full Time, Part Time, Days, Nights, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays,

Driver Required
Yes

Job description:

Are you looking to expand your skills and enhance your career to include providing Complex Clinical Care or do you already have Complex Care experience?
Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to support an adult male with his complex care needs.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate 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.

Our service user is a gentleman in his early 40s, who requires assistance throughout the day and night on a 2:1 basis.

He already has a well-established care team in place and is now looking for someone who is reliable and experienced to join them in Darlington.

You will be supporting him with his care and social needs, which may include but are not limited to carrying out personal care, moving, repositioning and social activities.

Our service user is a big part of his community and is currently going through the process of campaigning to become a local councillor.

He really enjoys volunteering as a bereavement councillor and works from home but sometimes pops to the local office. To relax he likes to listen to music and watch films. He has good relationship with his colleagues, family and friends.

Having previous complex care experience is desirable, however not essential as Apollo Home Healthcare offer enhanced training to help develop your current skill set.

Essential Experience Required

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

Desirable Experience

Tracheostomy Care
Ventilation Management
Spinal Injury Awareness
Oral suctioning
Physiotherapy

We have the following shifts available;

Full Time & Part Time 25 shifts per week
Days: 8:30am10:30pm
Nights
9:45pm 9:00am
10:00pm 9:30am
Mixture of shifts

Please note that training will be provided locally
Take a look at our payrates:

Weekdays:
£11.50 per hour. Approx. £161 per 14-hour shift

Weeknights:
£12.00 per hour. Approx. £138 per 11.5-hour shift

Weekends:
£12.50 per hour. Approx. £175 per 14-hour shifts

Bank Holiday:
£13.50 per hour. Approx. £189 per 14- 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.

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: