About this role
Job summary
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* **Healthcare Assistant**
* **Location:** Northwich, CW8
* **Pay Rate:** £15.50 - £17.50 per hour
* **Shifts:** Full-Time & Part-Time Nights: 9pm - 8am
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**About us**
At Apollo Home Healthcare, we provide high-quality, person-centred care to individuals in the comfort of 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.
Main duties of the job
**The Role**
We are looking for compassionate and reliable Healthcare Assistants to support a gentleman in his late 60s within his own home. Following a high-level spinal injury, he requires full support with his care and is supported on a 2:1 basis overnight.
He is a sociable and engaging individual who enjoys good conversation, listening to musicparticularly Snow Patroland spending quality time with his family and friends. He also enjoys dining out and relaxed evenings at home.
Despite the challenges he faces, he remains positive and values carers who treat him with dignity, respect, and kindness. His family are an important part of his life, and you will be working within a warm and supportive home environment.
During night shifts, you will support his clinical and personal care needs, ensuring he remains comfortable, safe, and well-supported throughout the night.
This is a rewarding opportunity to build a meaningful connection while delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
Key Responsibilities
* Personal care delivered with dignity and respect
* Support with moving and handling (2:1 care)
* Medication administration
* Bowel and catheter care
* Respiratory support including nebuliser, cough assist, and NIV
* Overnight monitoring to ensure comfort, safety, and wellbeing
About us
**What Were Looking For**
* Minimum 3 months hands-on care experience
* Confident with personal care and moving & handling
* Caring, patient, and reliable approach
* Ability to build positive, respectful relationships
* Female carers (as requested by the client)
* Drivers with a full Manual UK licence (non-drivers may be considered for night shifts)
**What We Offer**
* Competitive pay with enhancements where applicable
* Regular, consistent night shifts (full-time or part-time)
* Reward & recognition programme
* 24/7 support from a dedicated team
* Funded training and opportunities to develop clinical skills
Our funded training (including clinical skills) is provided free of charge; however, attendance is unpaid.
**Please note**: Due to the nature of our vacancies, clients may request male or female staff depending on their care needs.
For this package, the client has specifically requested female care staff.
**Apply Now**
If youre passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care and making a real difference, wed love to hear from you.
Please apply by submitting your CV through this job board.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Apollo Home Healthcare team.
Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer, advertising roles on behalf of our clients. Individual care package requirements do not reflect the views of the 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:
Northwich
CW9 8XG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)