About this role
Job summary
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* **Healthcare Assistant**
* **Location:** Northampton, NN3
* **Pay Rate:** £13.00 - £14.00 Per hour
* **Shifts:** Full-time & Part-time | Days: 9am 9pm & Nights: 9pm-9am
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**About us**
At Apollo Home Healthcare, we provide high-quality, person-centred care to individuals in their own homes. Every care package is tailored, with a compassionate and skilled team built around each persons needs.
**We live by the 6 Cs**: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.
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Main duties of the job
**The Role**
We are recruiting dedicated and enthusiastic Healthcare Assistants to join a consistent 2:1 care team supporting an independent 24-year-old male with complex care needs in Croydon.
He leads an active and social lifestyle, enjoying travel, gigs, coffee trips, walks, cricket, good food, and community activities. He also runs his own travel business and is passionate about social media and accessibility advocacy.
This role focuses on promoting independence while delivering high-quality, person-centred care both at home and in the community.
Duties include personal care, medication support, moving and handling, mobility assistance, physiotherapy exercises, and supporting social and recreational activities. You will also support hydrotherapy and swimming sessions, so confidence in swimming is essential.
Night shifts include supporting bedtime routines, providing reassurance and emotional support, monitoring comfort and wellbeing, repositioning when required, and responding calmly during periods of anxiety or dystonia.
We are looking for fun, outgoing, reliable, and compassionate individuals who can build a positive, professional relationship while supporting him to live life to the fullest.
About us
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**Key Responsibilities**
You will provide person-centred care, including:
* Supporting with personal care and medication
* Assisting with moving and handling and clinical needs
* Encouraging independence and daily living activities
* Supporting social outings and community access
* Providing support during both day and night shifts
* Promoting comfort, safety, and emotional wellbeing
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**What Were Looking For**
* 3 months care experience
* Confidence with medication, personal care, and moving & handling
* Clear communication skills
* A full UK driving licence (required for day shifts)
* Comfortable working in a home with pets
* A caring, patient, and adaptable approach
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**What We Offer**
* Competitive pay with enhancements where applicable
* Regular confirmed rotas and flexible scheduling
* Reward & recognition programme
* 24/7 support from a dedicated team
* Ongoing training and development within a national provider
Our funded training (including clinical skills) is provided free of charge; however, attendance is unpaid.
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**Additional Information**
**Please note**: Due to the nature of our vacancies, clients may request male or female staff depending on their care needs.
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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
3 months previous care experience Personal care Moving and handling Clear Communication Skills
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
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The area below is where the role is located:
Northampton
NN1 5LW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)