About this role
Job summary
* **Healthcare Assistant**
* **Location:** Milton Keynes, MK13
* **Pay Rate:** £16.50 to £20.00 per hour
* **Shifts:** Part Time | Nights | Alternate Weekends | 9pm 9am
**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.
Main duties of the job
**Meet Our Client**
A lovely 4-year-old girl living in Milton Keynes with her parents and sibling. She is a gentle and affectionate child who may be a little shy at first, but she lights up with a warm smile when she hears familiar voices.
She enjoys taking part in music classes, swimming, and story time, especially at bedtime.
She is non-verbal and responds best to carers who are patient, kind, and attentive to her needs.
The role involves providing 1:1 support with personal care, administering medication, meeting her clinical needs, and creating a calm, nurturing environment-including reading her favourite storybooks at bedtime.
About us
**Please note:** Due to the nature of our vacancies, our clients have the right to request either female or male staff.
Our client has 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.
**What Youll Need**
* 3 months care experience
* Confident with medication, personal care, moving and handling
* Clear communication skills
**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.**
**Apply Now**
If you're passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care and meet the requirements outlined above, we'd love to hear from you. To apply, please submit your CV through this job board.
For more information about this role or our recruitment process, please visit our website.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Apollo Home Healthcare team.
Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer, advertising numerous vacancies on behalf of our clients and these specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation.
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 Rose with physio regime Meaningful play Cuddles and assurance Monitor and manage dystonic spasms Management of PEG and medication administration Personal Care Be attentive to Roses needs, as she cannot make the majority of her needs know, eg when hungry or thirsty
Desirable
Drivers preferred Female only Nursery Nurse Accepted Excellent communicators Children experience essential
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
Milton Keynes
MK13 9EG
Employer's website https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)