Complex Personal Assistant Ref: PS168 Location: Saint Leonards-on-sea Details This role is to support a Man Drivers licence required: Yes Own vehicle needed: Yes Employment status: Employed Hours per week: 09:00 - 17:00 Days to be discussed Hourly pay rate: £15.01 - We urgently require one Personal Assistant to support a 29-year-old man with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Set shifts needing cover: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – 09:00 to 17:30 Support includes personal care, PEG feeding, and tracheostomy care, including suctioning. He uses BiPAP and cough assist equipment. Accessing the community each day. All training will be provided; however, previous complex care experience is essential. Applicants must be caring, reliable, and ideally over 25 with a clean driving licence. He loves formula 1 and racing sports. Great communication and a good laugh. Duties include: - Medication prompting/administering - Eating and drinking assistance - Moving and handling - Clinical tasks - Administration - Transportation - Companionship - Bathroom assistance 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 - Creative - Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard - Able to always work to high standards of health & safety - Confident in complex care - Talkative and outgoing Additional requirements Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission 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. 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. Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .