Personal Care Assistant DP3741

Independent Lives; Horsham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive employment agency in Horsham seeks a Personal Care Assistant to support a full-time wheelchair user in daily living activities. Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, medication, and providing social support. Ideal candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills, reliability, and an ability to follow health standards. Training will be provided for certain medical tasks such as PEG feeding.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care roles is preferred.
• Ability to follow health and safety standards.
• Must be comfortable assisting with medical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with eating and drinking.
• Support with daily personal care routines.
• Provide social support and companionship.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Reliability

Problem-solving

Job description

Personal Care Assistant

Ref: DP3741

Location: Horsham

Job Details

This role is to support a man who is a full-time wheelchair user and needs support with day-to-day living. He is an intelligent, thoughtful, and caring young man with a great sense of humor.

We are looking for a friendly and reliable personal assistant to support him within our family home. Although he is reliant on carers, he is very capable of explaining what he wants and needs doing. We are looking for someone who will talk to him, ask how he would like things done, and work with him and his ideas surrounding his care.

Responsibilities

• Eating and drinking assistance
• Housekeeping
• Helping him to get ready for bed, medication, and changing to night-time BiPap mask, then repositioning him, toileting, making him comfortable during the night
• Support with using urine bottle
• Assistance with transfers using a hoist (in/out of wheelchair or bed)
• Helping with other aspects of personal care as required
• Some PEG Tube feeding will be required (full training provided)
• Support with BIPAP (full training provided)
• Social support: watching TV before bed

Candidate Qualities

• 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-organized
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Driver with UK driving license essential

Additional Requirements

Non-smoker due to medical reasons, vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment.