Female Personal Assistant EFNTH

Disability North; Cramlington; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Disability North in the United Kingdom is seeking a Female Personal Assistant to support a lady with complex health needs at home in Cramlington. The role offers 10 hours per week at £14.67 per hour, with preferred times Wednesday 11am-4pm, Saturday 12pm-3pm and Sunday 12pm-2pm.

The successful applicant will provide person-centred care, assistance with personal care, continence care, medication administration, meal preparation, mobility support and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex health needs.
• Experience with personal care and mobility support is beneficial.
• Safeguarding knowledge and first aid are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and continence care.
• Assist with medication administration and simple meal prep.
• Offer mobility support and monitoring of wellbeing.
• Support access to social and leisure activities.
• Maintain a calm, respectful, person-centred approach.

Skills

Empathy

Calm demeanor

First aid

Safeguarding

Moving & handling

Food hygiene

Hand hygiene

Dignity & respect

Tools

Car driver preferred

Job description

Hours: 10 hours per week. Current preferred times are Wednesday 11am to 4pm, Saturday 12pm to 3pm and Sunday 12pm to 2pm.

Rate of Pay: £14.67 per hour

Area: Cramlington, Northumberland

Female Personal Assistant wanted for a lady with a range of physical and mental health needs, including reduced mobility, sight loss, falls risk, non-epileptic seizures, dissociation and PTSD. She requires calm, sensitive support to remain safe, comfortable and as independent as possible in her own home.

Brief details of the job

A kind, reliable and highly experienced female Personal Assistant is required to support a lady with a range of physical and mental health needs to remain safe, comfortable, and as independent as possible in her own home.

The successful applicant will need to be mature in nature, calm, patient and confident in providing person-centred support.

Experience of working with people who have complex health needs, reduced mobility, falls risk, sight loss, non-epileptic seizures, dissociation, PTSD, or emotional wellbeing needs would be highly beneficial.

Duties will include support with personal care, continence care, safe administration of medication, simple meal preparation, minimal domestic tasks, mobility support, reassurance, monitoring of wellbeing and support to access social and leisure activities when required.

The role would suit someone who is gentle, respectful, observant, and able to respond safely and sensitively to changing needs. A good understanding of safeguarding, moving and handling, food hygiene, hand hygiene, first aid and challenging behaviour would be an advantage.

A car driver would be preferred but is not essential. The post is not live-in and does not require use of the applicant’s own vehicle or a mobility vehicle.

Due to the nature of the personal care involved, this post is open to female applicants only. This is permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.