Personal Assistant

Ref: LTES881

Location: Hailsham

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Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Employment status:

employed

Hours per week:

8.00am to 10.00am morning call, Monday to Sunday. Evening call would be 8.30pm to 9.30pm Monday to Sunday.

Hourly pay rate:

£12.21ph

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I am looking for 2 or 3 personal assistants to support me in my own home in Hailsham.

I have 21 hours per week available and would like these to be hours to be used to support me with personal care. I am a fulltime wheelchair user.

The personal care hours will be 21 per week starting with an 8.00am to 10.00am morning call, Monday to Sunday. I am bladder and bowel incontinent I have a catheter insitu and am supported by the district nurses with this. I need to be supported to get up, washed and dressed each morning. Experience or knowledge of pressure wounds and Pro Sheild would be an advantage but not essential, my skin integrity is very important, and any signs of breakdown needs to be actioned. Manuel handling experience is a must as I need to be hoisted from bed to wheelchair and shower etc.

Evening call would be 8.30pm to 9.30pm, to complete personal care, to get undressed and hoisted into bed. I keep 1 floating hour to cover emergencies.

I also have 7 social hours which are covered.

Ideally, I would like 2 or 3 PAs who can cover each other if someone is off. To be able to work together and set up a rota of care with me, that works for everyone.

Duties include:

Medication prompting/administering
Personal grooming
Eating and drinking assistance
Moving and handling
Clinical tasks
Other relevant duties as required
Administration
Housekeeping
Shopping
Cooking
Transportation
Companionship
Dressing / undressing
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

Experience with catheter care desirable but not essential.

Experience of wound care desirable but not essential.

Happy for you to attend when District Nurses are present to watch and understand catheter care.

Above all you must have a good sense of humour.

Additional requirements

Non-smoker due to medical reasons, Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours, 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.

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