Live-in Carer

Prestige Nursing Ltd; Norwich; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Blue Light Card

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption

Continued professional development

Holiday pay

Refer a Friend

Employee Assistance Line

Job summary

Prestige Nursing & Care Norwich is seeking a Live-in Carer to support a client with a spinal injury at their home. You will live with the client, provide ongoing care, assist with daily tasks and monitor wellbeing under the supervision of our branch team.

We require experience with autonomic dysreflexia, cough assist, medication administration, and catheter/stoma care. Driver preferred but not essential; DBS/PVG and Right to Work checks will be carried out.

Qualifications

• Live-in care experience is required.
• Experience with spinal injury care including autonomic dysreflexia, cough assist, and medication administration.
• Experience with suprapubic catheter, stoma care and hoists is essential.
• Enhanced DBS/PVG checks, Right to Work, references and employment history checks will be undertaken.

Responsibilities

• Provide live-in care in the client's home.
• Support with daily living activities and personal care.
• Monitor health and escalate concerns to the branch team.
• Administer medications as prescribed and follow care plans.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good professional references

Job description

Live-in Carer

Are you looking for a special opportunity to live alongside someone and provide meaningful, life-enhancing care in the comfort of their own home?

Location: Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex

Pay: £854.47 Per week

Due to client requirements, a driver is required for this role.

About Prestige Nursing & Care Norwich

Our Norwich branch is made up of long-serving team members with extensive knowledge of the area and our client base. Our purpose is to provide high-quality, community-based specialist home care and support, including live-in care-where a carer resides in the client’s home to offer ongoing support and assistance.

Who you will be caring for

We are looking for Live-in carers to support our client, who has a spinal injury. Experience is needed with Autonomic dysreflexia, cough assist, and administration of medication. Experience in suprapubic catheter, stoma care and in hoists is essential.

Working pattern

This is a live-in position.

Do you need experience?

Care experience and live-in experience is required, but package specific training will be delivered in branch prior to commencement.

What we offer:

• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts


• We offer the flexibility of either a zero-hour contract or contracted hours, whichever suits your lifestyle the most


• Work with our own clients, no agency work


• Pension scheme


• Blue Light Card


• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption schemes


• Continued professional development to support you and your career


• Holiday pay


• Refer a Friend scheme


• Employee Assistance Line - available 24/7 and fully confidential for our colleagues and their loved ones


• Support from your local branch team and out-of-hours support

We’re looking for:

• Excellent communication skills


• Good professional and personal references


• A driver is preferable but not essential

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

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