Healthcare Assistant

Company: Apollo Home Healthcare
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Why Choose Apollo?

At Apollo Home Healthcare, we provide high-quality, person-centred care to people in the comfort of their own homes. We build small, dedicated teams around each individual – because every person we support has unique needs!

We work in line with the 6 Cs:Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, CourageandCommitment- and were looking for people who share those values.

Main duties of the job

Meet Our Client

A gentleman in his mid-20s who lives with his family in Harborne, Birmingham. He has a spinal injury and requires compassionate, professional support with bowel and catheter care, management of autonomic dysreflexia, pain control, and ongoing rehabilitation. His care is delivered on a 2:1 basis both day and night to ensure his safety, comfort, and quality of life.

He is independent, able to communicate his needs, and takes an active role in directing his own care. Focused on his rehabilitation, he enjoys an active lifestyle that includes going to the gym, socialising, and eating out.

As part of his care team, you will support him with personal care, moving and handling, clinical care, and rehabilitation, both at home and during appointments, as well as accompanying him in the community and assisting with household tasks. At night, your focus will be on ensuring his comfort through repositioning, clinical observations, and personal care, while maintaining a calm and restful environment.

About us

What You’ll Need

  • Confident with medication administration
  • Personal care & moving and handling experience

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 We Offer

  • Competitive hourly pay with enhancements for nights and weekends
  • Regular confirmed rota’s
  • Flexible full-time and part-time hours
  • Reward & recognition programme
  • Supportive management and 24/7 on-call support
  • Funded training and opportunities to develop clinical skills (though attendance is unpaid)

Job responsibilities

Meet Our Client

A gentleman in his mid-20s who lives with his family in Harborne, Birmingham. He has a spinal injury and requires compassionate, professional support with bowel and catheter care, management of autonomic dysreflexia, pain control, and ongoing rehabilitation. His care is delivered on a 2:1 basis both day and night to ensure his safety, comfort, and quality of life.

He is independent, able to communicate his needs, and takes an active role in directing his own care. Focused on his rehabilitation, he enjoys an active lifestyle that includes going to the gym, socialising, and eating out.

As part of his care team, you will support him with personal care, moving and handling, clinical care, and rehabilitation, both at home and during appointments, as well as accompanying him in the community and assisting with household tasks. At night, your focus will be on ensuring his comfort through repositioning, clinical observations, and personal care, while maintaining a calm and restful environment.

Person Specification

Experience

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.

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Posted: April 10th, 2026