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01-10-2024
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Job Description
We are looking for a female personal istant in the Wisbech area. The following shifts need covering which works out at 25hrs a week worked over a 3 week rota. We can offer these hours as a permanent contract or bank contract. You should be available to pick up weekend shifts and be flexible to cover additional shifts due to sickness or holidays.
Week 1: 2 x 11hr shifts
Week 2: 2 x 11hr shifts
Week 3: 3 x 11hr shifts
Our client is a lovely young lady who sustained a traumatic brain injury following a road traffic accident. Due to this she is now unable to use her left arm and has weakness in her left leg. She uses a wheelchair but can walk short distances.
She lives independently in a bungalow which has been adapted to meet her needs and you will support her at home with personal care moving and handling medication administration and with daily living. She also has many interests and likes to take part in activities which include going to the gym horseriding cooking and visiting her family. You will support her to enjoy life to the full and will need to have previous care experience and an understanding of brain injury.
You will need to drive our clients vehicle for this role so you should have a full clean UK driving licence.
This is a very rewarding role for the right person. Please only apply if you are dedicated to providing reliable excellent care and support to our client.
Requirements
The training provided specifically for this client to CQC standards include:
Induction Training
Safeguarding Adults
Health and Safety
First Aid
Food Hygiene
Moving & Handling
Personal Care
Brain Injury Awareness
Medication Care Needs
You will be trained to CQC standards to meet the needs of the client.
Essential Requirements Identified for this Role:
- An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense to be met by HomeCareDirect)
- You must be a driver with a full clean UK driving licence
- You must have previous care experience and an understanding of brain injury
- This post is exempt under The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 there is a genuine occupational requirement to recruit a female personal istant only
- Prepared to commit to long term care for one client in a personcentred way
- Willing to be trained to CQC standards to meet the clients needs
- Respect Company policies and procedures
- Be reliable / nonjudgemental / caring / responsible / compionate
- Committed to confidentiality and to treat the client with dignity and respect
Benefits
Contractual Benefits:
An hourly pay rate of 12.50 per hour
Company pension scheme
Enhanced bank holiday payments
Annual Leave is paid at 5.6weeks (prorata) per annum based on contracted hours
Support Provided to Employees:
Full support and supervisions from your dedicated Regional Care Lead
Training and full support from your local HCD Community Nurse essor
Career pathway options
A personal development plan
24hr oncall support
Employee Benefits:
A Blue Light discount card
Long service awards
Free wellbeing options and EAP (Employee istance Programme) provided by Spectrum Life
** Please Note Our organisation can not provide work sponsorship please do not apply for this vacancy if you require this to work in the UK **
This vacancy is for a personal istant 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.
HomeCareDirect is a national service provider and industryleading specialist in the personalisation of care at home. Registered with the Care Quality Commission HomeCareDirect provides a personcentred 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 compionate care.
Care Experience, Understanding of brain injury, Communication Ss
Education
Understanding of Brain Injury, Previous Care Experience, Communication Ss
Employment Type
Full Time
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