We urgently require one Personal Assistant to support a 29-year-old man with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Set shifts needing cover:
Sunday – 09:00 to 17:30
Support includes personal care, PEG feeding, and tracheostomy care, including suctioning.
He uses BiPAP and cough assist equipment.
Accessing the community each day.
All training will be provided; however, previous complex care experience is essential.
Applicants must be caring, reliable, and ideally over 25 with a clean driving licence.
He loves formula 1 and racing sports.
Great communication and a valuable laugh.
Duties include:
Eating and drinking assistance
Moving and handling
Clinical tasks
Administration
Transportation
Companionship
Bathroom assistance
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 organised
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
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Confident in complex care
Talkative and outgoing
Additional requirements
Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission
Notes
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives.
The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer.
If the role is employed,



you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.
Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Company: Independent Lives
Salary: from £***** an hour
Hours: Part-time
Location: St Leonards
Working pattern: On-site
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 3 Nov ****
Closing date: 3 Dec ****
Summary
Complex Personal Assistant
Ref: PS168
Location: Saint Leonards-on-sea
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status: Employed
Hours per week: 09:*******:30 on Sunday
Hourly pay rate: £*****
Essential requirements
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 organised
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
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Confident in complex care
Talkative and outgoing
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
About Disability Confident
Disability Confident is a government scheme.
It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.
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