Healthcare Assistants, Leigh

Location & Shifts

• Location: Leigh, Greater Manchester
• Shifts: Full Time and Part Time: Days: 7:00am-7:00pm, Nights: 7:00pm-7:00am

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 and 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

Meet Our Client

We are seeking compassionate and reliable healthcare assistants to join a 2:1 care team, providing personalised care for a gentleman in his 30s in his home in Leigh.

He enjoys following Manchester United, listening to Elvis Presley, and watching his favourite TV series. He also loves getting out into the community, going for meals, socialising, and enjoying time with his care team. He especially appreciates carers who bring good humour and enjoy sharing a laugh.

In this role you’ll manage his clinical interventions, and assist with meal preparation, household tasks, daily routines, and support his engagement in the local community.

Night shifts will involve supporting his bedtime routine, offering reassurance and companionship, monitoring clinical needs, and responding promptly to ensure he remains comfortable, safe, and settled throughout the night.

We’re seeking patient and empathetic individuals who are confident in delivering complex clinical care and passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

Please Note

Please note: Due to the nature of our vacancies, our clients have the right to request either female or male staff. Our client has specifically requested female care staff to join their team.

What You’ll Need

• Confident with medication, personal care, moving and handling
• Full UK driving licence (held for a minimum of 12 months)
• Flexibility to work both days and night shifts

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.

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 user’s 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 user’s right to privacy and dignity is maintained.

Person SpecificationExperience

• Assist with personal care
• Moving and handling
• Medication administration
• Full UK driving licence held for a minimum of 12 months

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.

Please note we are unable to supply the actual address.

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