Personal Assistant DP5427

Description

Personal Assistant

Ref: DP5427

Location: Shoreham-by-Sea

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status: employed

Hours per week: 8am -1pm, various days available, slight flexibility could be arranged on start time

Hourly pay rate: £14.40

I am a 45-year-old man looking for assistance with washing and dressing in the morning. I am washed and dressed on my hospital bed; I then need assistance to transfer on to my manual wheelchair with the aid of a slide board. My breakfast and hot drink are then prepared but I can feed myself. I need to be given tablets from my blister pack.

I have a spinal cord injury from a bike accident 10 years ago, which, makes me a tetraplegic C5. I have a suprapubic catheter (district nurses change every few weeks) and a stoma bag. Training will be given for every aspect of this routine.

This routine is not difficult to learn and rarely alters. I can communicate easily to give instruction with my care. All training given with my condition or training required by law is free and you will be paid if the training is out of your shift hours. I live in a bungalow and receive 24-hour care. My carers have all been caring for me for long periods of time and are approachable and always willing to help each other.

Duties include:

Medication prompting/administering

Personal grooming

Eating and drinking assistance

Housekeeping

Washing and dressing on adaptable bed

Catheter care and stoma care - training can be given on this

Lifting the folding wheelchair in/out of car. Only if an early appointment is required for hospital, Doctors etc.

Candidate qualities:

Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality

Reliable with good timekeeping

Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

Hygienic, tidy and well organised

Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills

Honest and cheerful

Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

Must be comfortable with pets

Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

• Smoking or vaping is not a problem but must be done in the garden.

• Other : No car/licence required but must be able to travel to my home by 8am

Notes:

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required. Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

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