Female Personal Assistant Ref: EM/LD/2-25

GCIL North Lanarkshire; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A private employer is seeking a Female Personal Assistant to provide care for a 66-year-old lady with MS who recently suffered a stroke. Responsibilities include personal care, medication assistance, meal preparation, and accompanying on outings. Candidates must have a proactive attitude, good communication skills, and a full UK automatic driving licence. This is a fixed-term position from August 1st to April 1st, offering 25 hours per week with competitive pay.

Benefits

Entitled to statutory rights under Employment Law

Paid holidays

Statutory sick pay

Qualifications

• Must be able to work with birds nearby in an outside aviary.
• Experience essential; training will be provided.
• Desire to work within a caring role.

Responsibilities

• Attend to personal care needs including dressing and catheter care.
• Assist with medication and meal preparation.
• Accompany on trips and assist with household shopping.

Skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Sense of humour

Proactive and innovative support

Tools

UK automatic driving licence

Job description

Female Personal Assistant required to assist a 66 year old lady with MS who has had a recent stroke, living in the Uddingston area.

Responsibilities

• Attend to all personal care needs; up and out of bed, showering, dressing, catheter care, getting ready for bed.
• Assist with medication.
• Prepare meals and healthy snacks, with some help with eating.
• Trips out and about, walking alongside motorised wheelchair, assisting participation in activities such as shopping, dining out, to the theatre and cinema.
• Move and assist – using a tracking hoist.
• Household shopping and collecting prescriptions.
• Escort to hospital appointments.
• General housework.
• Any other daily living tasks to promote independent living.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Must be able to work with birds nearby, in an outside aviary.
• Proactive and innovative approach to support the individual.
• Sense of humour, warm and friendly nature, desire to work within a caring role.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.Driver with full UK automatic driving licence; required to drive an automatic mobility vehicle.
• Experience essential; training will be provided.

Position Details

Fixed term position for maternity leave cover – from 1st August to 1st April, 25 hours per week (Job open to new permanent applicants).

Flexible rota between 3 PAs, over 7 days, occasional weekends.

Monday to Sunday: 9:30 am – 2:30 pm (between 3 PAs). Evening support 9:30 pm – 10:15 pm (changing to nightclothes, settling in bed, empty catheter).

Pay: £12.60 per hour.

Benefits

Direct employment by a private employer; entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law such as paid holidays and statutory sick pay (where eligible).

Contact

GCIL North Lanarkshire
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