Job Description
What you’ll do
This role offers the rewarding opportunity to support a lovely and intelligent male adult with a spinal cord injury in his own home. Your responsibilities will include good communication skills, bowel management, catheter care, medication administration, and moving and positioning. This gentleman enjoys online gaming and conversation. You’ll be part of a supportive environment that values their interests and independence.
By providing compassionate, skilled care, you’ll make a real difference to this gentleman to live more comfortably and independently every day.
Spinal Cord injury
A spinal cord injury involves damage to any part of the spinal cord. It also can include damage to nerves at the end of the spinal cord, known as the cauda equina. The spinal cord sends and receives signals between the brain and the rest of the body. A spinal cord injury often causes permanent changes in strength, feeling and other body functions below the site of the injury.
People who have had a spinal cord injury also may experience mental, emotional and social side effects
Qualifications
What you’ll need
You don’t need any social care experience to apply for this role. We’re more interested in your compassion and ability to care. You’ll need to be resilient too and willing to learn new skills and develop your knowledge as part of a close-knit team.
Additional Information
Why choose us?
We're an equal opportunities employer. Thanks to the commitment of our health care assistants, we see extraordinary achievements happen every day. We are transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have care assistant vacancies across the country, and we offer a world of career opportunity, choice and security.
Keywords: Carer, Care Assistant, Care Professional, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers