Personal Care Assistant for a gentleman F/T @ from £14.15/hr in Worthing - FTE - £27.6k - Worthing - BN13
Job Reference (f673bbc0)
Vacancy Summary:
This vacancy is for 2 x complex personal care assistants in the Worthing area. The hours available are:
1) Day Hours – 36hrs (12hr shifts) Monday to Friday: 8am to 8pm as per rota
2) Night Hours – 36hrs (12hr shifts) Thursday, Saturday and Sunday: 8pm to 8am.
Your contract of employment will be to support the client in this advert only. All of our contracts are for permanent positions with a 6 month probationary period.
About me:
I am looking for exceptional, dedicated, skilled personal care assistants to join the team that I am building as I have complex care needs. I live independently in my own home with my wife, who is my main carer.
What support I need:
As a member of our caring team, you’ll be responsible for a wide range of tasks that can vary by the day, so an amount of flexibility is required. Some of the main duties include:
Administration of medication
Moving and Handling with Hoist
Gastrostomy Care / PEG feeding
Personal Care
Assisting me in the community
Administrative duties
Light housework
About you and our requirements:
The right candidate will be somebody who is enthusiastic, caring, has excellent communication skills, is patient and a reliable team player. You will be friendly and dynamic with a strong personality and common sense. You will need to be adaptable in the role and responsive to our client’s needs, demonstrating a person-centred approach at all times.
You will have at least six months of complex care experience, a strong background in dealing with seizures, peg feed, catheter and level 3 medication including Warfarin. Ideally you would also have experience with Status Epilepticus and practical experience of giving Buccal Midazolam. You should be able to identify and understand a medical emergency and have an awareness of clients with a brain injury and who are non-verbal.
Our client has a cat, therefore you should not have a cat allergy. It is also our client’s wish to recruit non-smokers.
An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense met by HomeCareDirect)
We do not currently employ overseas workers who require sponsorship. As part of our recruitment checks, you will asked to provide your right to work details.
What we can offer you:
08:00 – 20:00 Monday to Friday: £14.15 per hour
20:00 – 08:00 Monday to Thursday: £14.15 per hour wake night
20:00 – 08:00 Friday, Saturday and Sunday: £17.23 per hour wake night
Company Pension Scheme
Enhanced Bank Holiday Payments
Annual Leave is paid at 5.6weeks (pro-rata) per annum, based on contracted hours
Excellent employee support and benefits
Ø You will be trained to CQC standards to meet the needs of the client
Ø Full support and supervisions from your dedicated local nurse and Care Facilitator
Ø Career Pathway Options
Ø Professional Nurse Support
Ø A Personal Development Plan
Ø 24hr On Call Support
· A Blue Light Discount Card
· Long Service Awards
· Free Wellbeing Options provided by Spectrum Life which includes:
ü 24hr confidential helpline for you and your family
ü Fitness Suite
ü Nutrition Suite
ü Guided Meditations
ü Guided Wellbeing Classes
ü Health Podcasts
HomeCareDirect is a national service provider and industry-leading specialist in the personalisation of care at home. We help a wide variety of people to take control over their care at home funded by Personal Budgets, Personal Health Budgets, Individual Service Funds, Integrated Personal Commissioning, Direct Payment or their own private funding.
Registered with the Care Quality Commission, HomeCareDirect provides a person centred approach with support, structure and quality to all individual care packages giving the individual the security and peace of mind that HomeCareDirect is ensuring the undertakings of keeping them safe at home, support with recruitment, employment and training for their staff, to the highest standards and meet legal and regulatory requirements.
Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Services
Personal Care
Domestic Care
Social + Leisure activities
Support to remain independent
Training
Safeguarding Adults/Children
Moving & Handling
First Aid
Medical
Safe Administration of Medication
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep