Join a Kind, Creative Woman’s Dedicated PA Team – Make a Real Difference Every Day! DP904

Independent Lives; Worthing; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Specialist training

Job summary

Independent Lives in Worthing is seeking a dedicated PA to support a kind, creative woman with complex health needs. You will provide intimate daily care, assist with dressing, hygiene, medication, and mobility, while safeguarding privacy and dignity.

This role requires a full UK driving licence and a own vehicle for community outings to theatres, galleries and social events. Training is provided, and a pension scheme is available. The position is on-site in Worthing and offers predictable hours.

Qualifications

• Care experience is preferred; training provided.
• Full UK driving license and own vehicle required.
• Reliable, empathetic and professional.
• Willing to undergo DBS check (Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service).

Responsibilities

• Provide daily living assistance: dressing, hygiene and mobility.
• Monitor orthotic brace and health support as trained.
• Transport to appointments and social outings in own car (mileage paid).
• Prepare meals and assist with housekeeping tasks.

Skills

Driving license

Own vehicle

Care experience

Time management

Job description

Join a Kind, Creative Woman’s Dedicated PA Team – Make a Real Difference Every Day! DP904

Join a Kind, Creative Woman’s Dedicated PA Team – Make a Real Difference Every Day!

Ref: DP904

Location: Worthing

Details

This role is to support a Woman

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

Employed

Hours per week:

Tues 7.45am-4pm

Tues: 6pm-11pm

Fri: 7.45am-4pm

Every other Sat: 7.45am-4pm

Every other Sun: 6pm-11pm.

Hourly pay rate

Weekdays - £15.50. Weekends - £16.50 per hour. Mileage rate (if applicable): 40p per mile when transporting me in your own car to and from appointments

Summary

Join a dedicated team supporting a kind, fun, and creative woman with complex health needs. This role is perfect for a proactive PA with an eye for detail and the ability to carry out care with precision. You will support me to manage my complex health care needs to enable me to live life to the fullest and explore my passions: arts and crafts, live music, theatre, and visiting galleries.

Requirements

• Specialist Clinical Care: Monitoring my orthotic brace and providing specialist health support (full training provided).
• Daily Support: Help with dressing, hygiene, medication
• Housekeeping, and meal prep.
• Outings: Driving to theatres, galleries, and social outings in your own car (40p/mile mileage paid).
• Essential: Full UK driving licence and your own vehicle and ability to use at work

Qualities

• Reliable, empathetic, and professional. You should be able to work with precision and accuracy. You should be able to concentrate to enable skilled clinical assistance. You should be lively and cheerful but also respect the need for quiet and discretion during rest or when guests are visiting.
• Experience: Care experience is preferred; however, comprehensive specialist training is provided (no nursing degree required).
• Person-specific clinical training and ongoing mentoring.
• Pension scheme and a supportive, purposeful work environment.

Benefits

• Person-specific clinical training and ongoing mentoring.
• Pension scheme and a supportive, purposeful work environment.

Duties include

• Personal grooming
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Moving and handling
• Clinical tasks
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Bathroom assistance
• Clinical Tasks & Complex Care: Assisting with daily specialist continence care and clinical needs.
• Orthotic Support: Providing essential care for an extensive plastic body brace worn 24/7. This includes meticulous monitoring of skin health, and the integrity and positioning of the brace.
• Personal Care: Full assistance with dressing/undressing, personal grooming, and toileting/continence care.
• Medication: Prompting and administering medication.
• Moving & Handling: Assisting with safe positioning and transfers, using equipment where necessary.
• Daily Living Support: Housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, and cooking.
• Social assistance: Supporting me to continue pursuing my interests and hobbies, such as: going to art galleries, theatre, live music, arts and crafts, wellness and beauty activities.
• Transportation: Driving me to appointments, social visits, and days out.
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• The role requires close personal contact with an individual who is extremely vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission. Preference may be given to applicants who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Careful consideration will be given to applicants who can show as vaccination is not suitable for them on reasonable grounds.

Additional requirements

• Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours

Notes

• All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
• All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
• Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.
• If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

Essential requirements

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• The role requires close personal contact with an individual who is extremely vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission. Preference may be given to applicants who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Careful consideration will be given to applicants who can show the vaccination is not suitable for them on reasonable grounds.

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