Terms and conditions

These terms and conditions apply to all users of this website. PA Pages currently operates in West Sussex and Croydon and is owned and operated by Independent Lives (Disability).

PA Pages is intended to make it easier for personal assistants to find work and for employers of personal assistants to connect with new personal assistants. Any personal assistants listed on this site are not directly endorsed by Independent Lives nor have their details been vetted. Any decisions or agreements entered into as a result of using PA Pages are at the discretion of those individuals involved.

Independent Lives (Disability) is not the employer and is not responsible for any agreements entered into. We advise all employers to carry out the appropriate disclosure and barring service checks. It is a legal requirement to have a DBS check carried out on any individual working in a home where a child will be present (including visiting children). Independent Lives can assist people in obtaining a DBS.

Independent Lives reserves the right to remove any person from this service if they breach the terms and conditions and/or is involved in a safeguarding investigation without notice. It also reserves the right to investigate feedback of unprofessional/inappropriate behaviour, and if another statutory body has informed us of any concerns they have about a user of this service we may remove the individual from the service without notice or detailed explanation. We will inform you that you have been removed, in cases where it appropriate we will tell you why you have been removed, in some cases this will not be appropriate and we will not share this information.

For personal assistants

Your name and brief details will be displayed on the site if you decide to make your profile public. Registered employers and staff members from Independent Lives would will be able to contact you regarding your suitability for their vacancy. By agreeing to appear on PA Pages you are agreeing that your application details will be available to all registered users.

You are expected to behave professionally at all times in any PA role you agree to. You must not divulge personal details of individual employers, this includes their name, where they live etc. to any other sources. You will not contact other users of this service for any other reason other than finding work. This will be outlined in your employment contract.

You must respond to all communication received via the noticeboard. Failure to do this may be viewed as a breech of the terms and conditions and your account will be permanently removed from the website.

If you are successful in securing work you will make a valuable and important contribution to the delivery of high quality healthcare, care and support. You will be expected to follow the following guidance set out in the skills for care Code of Conduct. In summary the code expects you as a health or social care worker in England to:

Be accountable by making sure you can answer for your actions or omissions.
Promote and uphold the privacy, dignity, rights, health and wellbeing of people who use health and care services and their carers at all times.
Work in collaboration with your colleagues to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare, care and support.
Communicate in an open, and effective way to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of people who use health and care services and their carers.
Respect a person’s right to confidentiality.
Strive to improve the quality of healthcare, care and support through continuing professional development.
Uphold and promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

For employers

The information a PA profile is to only be used for your own purposes and relevant to finding a PA. You will not divulge personal details of PAs to any other sources. You will not contact the PAs referees until you have made a firm job offer to that PA and they have given you permission to do so.

We are not recommending anyone nor have we vetted the applications. We advise that employers carry out the appropriate DBS checks; Independent Lives can provide support with arranging this, please contact [email protected].

Terms and conditions

These terms and conditions apply to all users of this website. PA Pages currently operates in West Sussex and Croydon and is owned and operated by Independent Lives (Disability).

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