139353 Personal Health Care Assistant

PHB Direct Payment; Herne Bay; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care provider is seeking an experienced Personal Health Care Assistant to help a young man with daily living activities and healthcare tasks. The role involves both in-home support and community engagement such as swimming and cinema visits. Applicants must have a genuine interest in care, a valid driving license, and complete an Enhanced DBS check. This is a rewarding role that requires compassion, patience, and empathy.

Benefits

5.6 weeks paid annual leave

Workplace Pension with Employer Contribution

All training provided

DBS Check and Update Service paid for by employer

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in working in the care sector.
• Right to live and work in the UK.
• Current driving licence and ability to drive an automatic car.
• Two references and an Enhanced DBS Check required.

Responsibilities

• Support with daily living activities: getting up, bathing, meal preparation and feeding.
• Healthcare tasks: seizure management, administering medication, and PEG feeding.
• Assist in the community to access activities such as swimming, bowling and the cinema.
• Provide compassionate, patient, and empathetic care.

Skills

Commitment

Patience

Kindness

Empathy

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit an experienced Personal Health Care Assistant to support a young man in his late teens who is developmentally younger than his chronological age. He loves singing and music, dancing and fairground rides and lives with family in the CT6 postcode area for half the week and the CT9 postcode area for half the week. Support is needed with getting up, bathing, meal preparation and feeding, as well as healthcare tasks such as seizure management, administering medication, and PEG feeding. Assistance is also required in the community to access activities such as swimming, bowling and the cinema. This role is working for an individual employer using NHS funds and not working for the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Support with daily living activities: getting up, bathing, meal preparation and feeding.
• Healthcare tasks: seizure management, administering medication, and PEG feeding as required.
• Assist in the community to access activities such as swimming, bowling and the cinema.
• Provide compassionate, patient, and empathetic care to the individual.

Qualifications and requirements

• Commitment, patience, kindness and empathy; genuine interest in working in the care sector.
• Right to live and work in the UK (sponsorship not available).
• Current driving licence and ability to drive an automatic car.
• Two references and an Enhanced DBS Check; Safeguarding training (online) required.
• Safer Recruitment practice applies to the employment process.

Hours and Benefits

• Hours: various, weekends, school holidays and after school.
• Benefits: 5.6 weeks paid annual leave, access to Workplace Pension with Employer Contribution at Statutory Rate, all training provided, and DBS Check and Update Service paid for by employer.

How to apply

To apply please email your CV to [e-mail] quoting Job ref 139353.