Pa/carer - Sg/ncl

4 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Disability North on behalf of end employer Full time

**Job Title**: PA/CARER

**Hours of work**: 2 x 12-hour night shifts per week

**Rate of pay**: £16.00 per hour

**Location**: NE15

We are looking for a PA to work alongside our family caring for our 14-year-old son who has severe cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy.

We have 4 children, 2 dogs & a cat so as you can imagine we have a busy life and our home is never quiet

The PA will provide personal and medical care to our oldest son, he is a happy content young lad who is fully dependant on others.

Our son has very high complex needs therefore requires 24-hour care.

Your role would entail giving medicines via a gastrostomy peg, assisting with all aspects of personal care, putting him to bed, managing his floppy airway with a CPAP machine, changing his position regularly, recording saturation levels, monitoring seizures and spasms &12 hour monitoring and recording in a diary how he has been during the night.

You need to be awake for the full nightshift as our son needs to be monitored closely and changed positions often throughout the night.

Our son is always hoisted but will need position changes during the night where a hoist would not be used and instead a slide sheet.

You would also be required to get him ready for school and do physiotherapy in the morning.

You will shadow an experienced member of our team until you are fully confident in all aspects of your role.

We are looking for someone who is flexible with their working hours and can work week days and also at least one weekend a Month.

There will be regular reviews of your work at staff meetings which we have every 8 weeks to see how things are going and to make sure everyone is happy and to discuss any concerns.

Due to COVID-19 we need to make sure we take all possible precautions to protect our son as we live with it going forward, therefore as part of the role you will be asked to take a lateral flow test at the start of each shift and wear PPE.

**Full clean driving licence and their own car**

**NVQ level 3 in health and social care or NVQ level 3 in teaching and learning.**

**Must have 2 years experience working with a disabled person**

**Experience doing waking nights and are fine being awake all night.**

**Experience with seizures and airway management**

**Experience with a stoma is an advantage but not a must as training will be given**

**Closing date**: 13th April 2023

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week

**Salary**: £16.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Night shift

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 13/04/2023
Reference ID: PA/CARER - SG/NCL



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