Healthcare Assistant, Lowestoft, Norfolk

Job description

• Healthcare Assistant
• Location: Lowestoft NR33
• Pay Rate: £15.00 - £16.50 Per Hour
• Shifts: Full Time & Part Time | Nights | 9pm – 7am & 10pm – 8am

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Meet Our Client A precious baby girl is preparing to leave hospital and return to her family home in Lowestoft, and we are looking for kind and compassionate Healthcare Assistants to join her dedicated care team. This is a truly special opportunity to support her during this important transition and help her settle into life at home with her loving family. She enjoys calming sensory activities, listening to music, and story time. Your role will be to provide gentle, person-centred care, ensuring she is safe, comfortable, and well supported while creating a calm and nurturing environment.

Throughout your shift, you will provide personal care, support with moving and handling, administer medication, and manage her complex clinical needs while closely monitoring her wellbeing to ensure she remains safe and comfortable.

By delivering compassionate, high-quality care, you will make a meaningful difference to this little girl and her family as they enjoy these precious early moments together at home.

Please note: Before our client is discharged home, successful candidates will be required to complete essential clinical training and daytime shadowing sessions at the hospital. Attendance at these sessions is mandatory.

Please note: Due to the nature of our vacancies, our clients have the right to request either female or male staff.

Our client’s family have specifically requested female care staff to join their team.

“This isn't just a job – it’s your opportunity to make a real difference in someone’s life.”

What You’ll Need

• A minimum of 3 months' care experience.
• Confident in administering medication, providing personal care, and assisting with moving and handling.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Confidence in supporting children with complex care needs.

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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 we’re looking for people who share those values.

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.