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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