Female Personal Care Assistant for a lady with multiple complex needs

UKCIL Ltd.; Newton Aycliffe; Sur place; GBP 19 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Holiday entitlement

Pension scheme available

Résumé du poste

UKCIL Ltd. is recruiting a Female Personal Care Assistant to support a lady with multiple complex needs in Newton Aycliffe. The role involves personal care, meal preparation, mobility with a ceiling hoist, medication administration, and accompanying activities in the community.

You will work in a two-person team, rotating day and night shifts (36 hours weekdays and 35 hours weekends on a two-week cycle). A full UK driving license is required; training and DBS are provided.

Qualifications

• DBS check required prior to commencement.
• Full UK driving license is mandatory.
• Willingness to work flexible day and night shifts.

Responsabilités

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Social + Leisure activities
• Moving & Handling
• Administering medications as prescribed
• Epilepsy rescue medication administration when needed
• Assist with daily living activities and community outings

Connaissances

Non-verbal communication

Outils

Full UK driving license

Motability vehicle experience

Description du poste

Female Personal Care Assistant for a lady with multiple complex needs

Female Personal Care Assistant for a lady who has multiple complex needs, non verbal communication, epilepsy, double incontinence and is paraplegic, The lady lives in Newton Aycliffe.

The role will be part of a two person care team at all times.

Hours:

Alternative weeks, day shift/night shift. 36 hours/week day shift & 35 hours/week night shift

Flexibility is required to cover carer holidays and respite cover for parents

Rate of pay: £13.50 per hour weekdays & £16.00 per hour weekends

Benefits

• Holiday entitlement 5.6 weeks pro rata
• Pension scheme available

All personal hygiene, ensuring cleanliness and skin care at all times, necessitating moving to the shower bed prior to showering, using ceiling track hoist.

Bowel management, requiring daily suppositories

Continual monitoring of the clients body position and clothing to ensure skin integrity

Moving from bed to wheelchair and vice versa using powered ceiling hoist

Take and support client to her daily community activities, these are physical activities for the carer including walking, ramps, operating and securing a powered wheelchair. Taking client in and out of her adaptive vehicle

Driving the adaptive vehicle, clean British Manual Driving Licence required. Professional driver training will be provided

Food preparation and meal time supervision

Administration of all medication in line with prescriptions

Administration of epilepsy rescue medication when needed

Aid with the Nippy cough medicine 4 times per day

Training will be given on all equipment and processes

A DBS will be required prior to commencement of employment

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Social + Leisure activities

Training

• Moving & Handling

Transportation

• Full UK driving license
• Can drive a motability equipped car

Medical

• Safe Administration of Medication
• Epilepsy Awareness