Healthcare Assistant - Nights, Daventry, Northamptonshire

Job description

We are seeking dedicated Healthcare Assistants who are passionate about providing personalised care and support to our service user.

Benefits of joining our team include competitive pay rates, confirmed rotas, and full clinical training. Whether you have experience in complex care or are eager to learn, we want to hear from you!

By working with us as a Healthcare Assistant, you’ll be a valued member of a compassionate team dedicated to caring for a 19-year-old women in the comfort of her home.

Our service user lives with her family in Daventry and requires overnight support on a 2:1 basis. Therefore, we are seeking two dedicated Healthcare Assistants to join her team, covering either waking or sleeping night shifts.

You will deliver dedicated, person-centred care during the night by promoting a restful sleep environment and attending to her care needs as required. You will also manage her clinical interventions and ensure her comfort and well-being.

She is unable to communicate her needs verbally, so it essential that you build a strong and trusting relationship with her and can interpret her non-verbal cues.

Applicants must be comfortable around pets, as our service user has a cat.

This isn't just a job – it's a chance to have a significant impact on a person's life.

Please note, our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team.

Available Shifts & Pay Rates:

• Full Time or Part Time
• Waking Nights: 10pm–8am (£13.00 – £13.50 per hour, approx. £130.00 – £135.00 per shift)
• Sleep Nights: 10pm-8am (includes 1-hour waking) = £78 per shift, with the option to add 6pm–10pm shifts.

Essential Experience:

• 3 months previous care experience
• Medication Administration
• Personal Care
• Moving and Handling
• Clear Communication Skills
• Pet Friendly
• Drivers Prefferred

Due to the nature of our vacancies, service users have the right to request either female or male staff.

Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer, advertising numerous vacancies on behalf of our service users and these specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation.