Personal Assistant

1 month ago

Smethwick, Sandwell, United Kingdom Ideal for All Full time

Job Title: 2 part-time Personal Assistants

Job Reference: VP/SN/09/23

Reporting to: Employer

Location: Walsall

Rate of Pay: £10.42

Hours of Work: 28 hours per week for each PA – 2:1 Care

Nature of the Job Role:

Lady in her early 60s with Cerebral Palsy. She has restricted mobility and is a wheelchair user. Employer is profoundly deaf, but able to write her requirements to ensure that her personal care needs and activity of daily living tasks are met.

Care Requirements – 7 Days per Week

Morning Between 8 - 9 am

  • 2:1 carers' x 1 hour each to assist with transfers and personal care tasks.

Personal Care and Transfers

  • Carers to access the property via key safe and If I am asleep carer to lightly touch me to make me aware of their arrival so that I know what to expect.
  • Carers to make coffee as follow: put half teaspoon of coffee, add with 1.5 spoon of thickener and mix with lactose free milk.
  • Carers to assist Employer with sitting up on the bed and offer coffee. While Employer is having her coffee carers to support opening the curtains both the bedroom and sitting room.
  • Once Employer has finished to drink her coffee, carers to prepare shower chair ready and assist with transferring employer from bed onto the shower chair using a track hoist.
  • Care staff to prepare and provide Employer with breakfast of choice in line with employer's dietary requirements of pureed diet. - Employer usually have cereals blended with milk in the morning.

Afternoon - Between 1 and 2 pm

  • 2:1 carers' x 1 hour each to assist with transfers and personal care tasks.

Personal Care & Transfers.

  • Carers to assist with transfers using ceiling track hoist - carer to complete transfer from chair to wheelchair as required. Transfer into bathroom to assist with toileting and pad change.
  • Employer may require assistance with personal care following pad changes such as washing and drying lower areas of her body. Additional transfers from into shower will be required in this instance.
  • Care staff to monitor skin integrity during calls.
  • Care staff to complete transfer from toilet/shower chair to wheelchair/armchair dependent upon choice.
  • Care staff to unload washing machine and hang items to dry as required.

Nutrition Support

  • Care staff to provide meal and drink of choice in line with Employer's dietary requirements of pureed diet.
  • Care staff to monitor nutritional intake to prevent and monitor risk of choking.

PM Between 5 pm - 6 pm

  • 2:1 carers' x 1 hour each to assist with transfers and personal care tasks.

Transfers & Personal Care

  • Carers to assist with transfers using ceiling track hoist - carer to complete transfer from chair to wheelchair as required. Transfer into bathroom to assist with toileting and pad change.
  • Care staff to monitor skin integrity during calls.
  • Care staff to complete transfer from toilet/shower chair to wheelchair/arm chair dependent upon choice.
  • Care staff to dispense medication into Employer's hands where she is able to then take these independently.

Nutrition Support

  • Care staff to provide meal and drink of choice in line with Employer's dietary requirements of pureed diet.
  • Care staff to monitor nutritional intake to prevent and monitor risk of choking.

Evening Between 10pm & 11pm,

  • 2:1 carers' x 1 hour each to assist with transfers and personal care tasks.

Transfers & Personal Care

  • Care staff to assist with transfer from armchair/wheelchair using ceiling track hoist to bathroom.
  • Care staff to assist with transfer using ceiling track hoist to toilet and to assist with pad changes.
  • Care staff to assist employer using shower chair into shower and complete personal care tasks as required. Care staff ensure Employer is dry and that skin integrity is monitored and maintained.
  • Care staff to assist with transfer from bathroom to bedroom to assist with dressing tasks into night attire of choice.
  • Care staff to replenish drinks of choice if required.
  • Care staff to ensure areas of use are clean and tidy.
  • Care staff to ensure Employer is safe and well upon departure and the property is secured.

Skills & Experience:

  • Sympathetic to the needs of employer and respecting the dignity of employer
  • Trustworthy, responsible, reliable, patient and friendly
  • Good communication skills
  • Good timekeeping skills, flexible and reliable
  • Willingness to undertake essential training
  • Able to take responsibility for your actions

Qualifications:

Desirable

Knowledge of BSL

Experience of working within care sector and using hoists

Carer must be flexible with their hours.

Enhanced DBS check required

To apply for this role please send a CV or letter outlining your suitability for the role to PAvacancies@idealforall.co.uk – please quote job reference in your application.

Alternatively if you would like to discuss the role please call 0121 558 5555 option 1 and speak to a member of the Direct Payment Team.

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