About this role
Job summary
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* **Healthcare Assistant **
* **Location:** Warrington, WA1
* **Pay Rate:** £16.00 - £22.00 per hour
* **Shifts:** Full Time & Part Time | Days: 8am 8pm | Monday - Friday
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**About us**
At Apollo Home Healthcare, we provide high-quality, person-centred care to people in the comfort of their own homes. Every individual we support has unique needs we tailor every care package to them, building a compassionate and skilled team around their requirements.
We live and work by the 6 Cs: **Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage**, and **Commitment** and were looking for people who share those values.
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Main duties of the job
**Meet Our Client**
We are expanding our services in Warrington and are looking for compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistants to provide high-quality, person-centred care to a young girl with an acquired brain injury.
In this rewarding role, you will support her with personal care and clinical interventions while promoting her dignity, independence, and overall wellbeing. You will also help her enjoy meaningful everyday experiences, whether thats spending time with family, accessing the community, or engaging in activities she enjoys.
You will encourage participation in activities such as arts and crafts, outdoor play, educational games, and sensory activities, helping to create a safe, fun, and nurturing environment where she can thrive.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference to a young persons daily life, development, and overall quality of life while working as part of a supportive and dedicated team.
About us
**Please note:** Due to the nature of our vacancies, our clients have the right to request either female or male staff.
Our clients parents have specifically requested female care staff to join their team.
This isn't just a job its your opportunity to make a real difference in someones life.
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**What Youll Need**
* Minimum of 3 months care experience
* Confident in administering medication, providing personal care, and moving and handling
* Clear and effective communication skills
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**What We Offer**
* Competitive hourly pay with enhancements for nights and weekends
* Regular confirmed rotas and flexible scheduling
* Reward & recognition programme
* Supportive management and 24/7 on-call support
* Opportunity to grow within a values-led, national care provider
**Our funded training, including clinical skills, comes at no cost to you, though attendance is unpaid.**
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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
Support attending school Support with enteral feeding, medication administration Holistic support Play and therapeutic support
Desirable
Female Carers Only
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Apollo Home Healthcare
Address 1
Please note we are unable to supply the actual address
Warrington
WA1 3GF
Employer's website https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)