Personal Care Assistant - Brighton, United Kingdom - Home Care Direct
Description
This vacancy is for a personal assistant to join our client's support package to support them in their own home.
We will be your legal employer on behalf of the client and you will not be asked to support other clients.
All of our contracts are for permanent positions with a 6 month probationary period.The role requires you to live-in at our clients' home for the full week to provide support as detailed below.
The rate of pay for the full week is £ Day hours: 8am to 11pm Night hours: 11pm to 8am.
About the Client and Support Needed:
I am a friendly, easy-going and open-minded person. I have various interests such as psychology/history/true crime/alternative news. Having
ADHD, I really enjoy learning new things and spending time watching films, series and documentaries.
To live independently on a daily basis, I would need support with personal care such as bowel care, washing and dressing, moving and handling, medication administering, light housework, cooking and feeding.
You must be comfortable with dogs and working in a smoking environment (this will be risk assessed and discussed at interviews).
Requirements:
Training Provided Specific to this Client:
Induction Training
Safeguarding Adults
Health and Safety
First Aid
Food Hygiene
Administration of Medication
Pressure Area Care
Personal Care
Moving and Handling with Hoist
Catheter Care
Suppositories
Bowel Care
Autonomic Dysreflexia inc Spinal Care
Spinal Injury
Mental Health
ADHD
You will be trained to CQC standards to meet the needs of the client. If you are 'already known to the client' and have care experience, this will be valued. Unless specified elsewhere, previous care experience is not essential.
Essential Requirements Identified for this Role:
- An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense to be met by HomeCareDirect)
- Care experience is essential for this role with a good knowledge of spinal injury
- This post is exempt under The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part there is a genuine occupational requirement to recruit
female support workers only - You must be a driver with a full, UK driving licence and be aged over 25yrs old for insurance purposes
- You must be happy to work in a smoking environment
- You must be comfortable working with dogs
- You must have excellent communication skills
- Prepared to commit to long term care for one client in a 'personcentred' way
- Willing to be trained to CQC standards to meet the client's needs
- Respect Company policies and procedures
- Be reliable / nonjudgemental / caring / responsible / compassionate
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Benefits:
Contractual:
Company pension scheme
Enhanced bank holiday payments
Annual Leave is paid at 5.6weeks (pro-rata) per annum, based on contracted hours
Support:
Full support and supervisions from your dedicated Regional Care Lead
Training and full support from your local HCD Community Nurse Assessor
Career pathway options
A personal development plan
24hr on-call support
Employee Benefits:
A Blue Light discount card
Long service awards
Free wellbeing options and EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) provided by Spectrum Life
HomeCareDirect is a national service provider and industry-leading specialist in the personalisation of care at home.
Registered with the Care Quality Commission, HomeCareDirect provides a person-centred approach, keeping clients safe at home, supporting with recruitment, employment and training for their staff to the highest standards, meeting 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.
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