Personal Assistant/TN/PER4308
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £11.44 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | Llanelli, Carmarthenshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Direct Payment Employer |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | TN/PER4308 |
Summary
PA required to support a mature woman from Llanelli who is severely visually impaired to remain in her own home with dignity for 6.75 hours per week. She requires this support in order to minimise the risks involved. She would be at high risk of falls within the home and a risk of a further depression. Autonomy and choice are important to her, her views should be considered at all times wherever possible throughout the care process.
She has an intercom system in place for the front and back door. There is a lifeline in situ to alert family or any emergencies at home. She requires a trolley in the home and a wheelchair for outside of the home, for safe mobilising. She can be unsteady on her feet, she walks very slowly. There is a wet room in situ with a shower chair. she has a perching stool to undertake personal care with support. There is also a stair lift in situ.
Principal duties and responsibilities:
1. Ensure that personal care and hygiene is maintained at all times.
2. Skin integrity to be preserved wherever possible.
3. Ensure environment is free from hazards and safe.
4. Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence
5. Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community
6. Optimum fluid and nutrition intake will be maximised.
7. Maintaining family contacts.
8. Minimise anxiety.
9. Prevent carer's role from breaking down
10. To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction
11. Encouraging the employer to attend appointments with support
12. Ensuring her safety at all times during your working hours
13. To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours
14. To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.
15. Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751)
16. Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.
17. To liaise and discuss with her family any concerns and report on activities undertaken
Relationships: Communication / Nature of Contacts:
1. Ability to develop supportive and caring relationship with employer.
2. To undertake all duties in a friendly and helpful manner.
3. Able to contact people on behalf of the employer when necessary.
Job Working Environment:
Working in employer’s homes and supporting them to access facilities and community activities.
Person specification – Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills:
1. Caring, patient and friendly.
2. Responsible, reliable and honest.
3. Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
4. Has good local knowledge of the area where the employer lives.
5. Good time-keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties as determined by the employer’s requirements.
6. Ability to keep simple records such as time recording.
7. Good communicator able to talk to people on behalf of the employer when required.
8. Able to develop long-term supportive and consistent relationships with employers.
9. A full, clean driving licence and use of a car is likely to be required. This is determined by the needs of the employer and whether you live within walking distance.
10. You must be prepared to have business use on your vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours
11. Be prepared to undergo training in order to best meet the employers need.
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
A Disclosure Barring Service Check (DBS) / criminal record check will require to be undertaken for this post. This will be completed on acceptance of job offer.
She has an intercom system in place for the front and back door. There is a lifeline in situ to alert family or any emergencies at home. She requires a trolley in the home and a wheelchair for outside of the home, for safe mobilising. She can be unsteady on her feet, she walks very slowly. There is a wet room in situ with a shower chair. she has a perching stool to undertake personal care with support. There is also a stair lift in situ.
Principal duties and responsibilities:
1. Ensure that personal care and hygiene is maintained at all times.
2. Skin integrity to be preserved wherever possible.
3. Ensure environment is free from hazards and safe.
4. Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence
5. Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community
6. Optimum fluid and nutrition intake will be maximised.
7. Maintaining family contacts.
8. Minimise anxiety.
9. Prevent carer's role from breaking down
10. To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction
11. Encouraging the employer to attend appointments with support
12. Ensuring her safety at all times during your working hours
13. To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours
14. To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.
15. Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751)
16. Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.
17. To liaise and discuss with her family any concerns and report on activities undertaken
Relationships: Communication / Nature of Contacts:
1. Ability to develop supportive and caring relationship with employer.
2. To undertake all duties in a friendly and helpful manner.
3. Able to contact people on behalf of the employer when necessary.
Job Working Environment:
Working in employer’s homes and supporting them to access facilities and community activities.
Person specification – Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills:
1. Caring, patient and friendly.
2. Responsible, reliable and honest.
3. Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
4. Has good local knowledge of the area where the employer lives.
5. Good time-keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties as determined by the employer’s requirements.
6. Ability to keep simple records such as time recording.
7. Good communicator able to talk to people on behalf of the employer when required.
8. Able to develop long-term supportive and consistent relationships with employers.
9. A full, clean driving licence and use of a car is likely to be required. This is determined by the needs of the employer and whether you live within walking distance.
10. You must be prepared to have business use on your vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours
11. Be prepared to undergo training in order to best meet the employers need.
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
A Disclosure Barring Service Check (DBS) / criminal record check will require to be undertaken for this post. This will be completed on acceptance of job offer.