About this role
Job summary
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* **Healthcare Assistant**
* **Location:** Bury, BL8
* **Pay Rate:** £13.00 £16.00 per hour
* **Shifts:** Part Time | Days & Nights | 6- 12-hour shifts | Alternate Weekends
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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.
Main duties of the job
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**Meet Our Client**
Were expanding our Bury services and are seeking compassionate, reliable Healthcare Assistants to provide dedicated support for a happy, calm baby boy with complex clinical needs. He enjoys social interaction and watching Mickey Mouse Club.
He is currently in hospital while a dedicated care team is being established to support his safe transition home. Our goal is to help him leave hospital and return to his family, where he can grow and thrive in the comfort of his own home. His familys aim is for him to live as independently and fulfilling a life as possible, attending school, enjoying family holidays and outings, and, in time, working towards weaning from his tracheostomy.
In this rewarding role, you will provide one-to-one care throughout the day and night, ensuring he is safe, comfortable, and settled always.
You will help maintain a calm, soothing environment, support his clinical needs, provide personal care, and play a vital role in his successful transition home.
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**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 staff only to join their care team.
This isn't just a job its your opportunity to make a real difference in someones life.
About us
**What Youll Need**
* 3 months care experience
* Confident with medication, personal care, moving and handling
* Clear communication skills
* Willing to travel to Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital for shadowing and training opportunities
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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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**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
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
Please note we are unable to supply the actual address
The area below is where the role is located:
Bury
BL9 6LL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)