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Personal Assistant/Support Worker

Job details
Posting date: 16 August 2024
Salary: £15 per hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 05 September 2024
Location: Stowmarket, Suffolk
Remote working: On-site only
Company: The Rowan Organisation
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: SJC/TH/SFCC

Summary

Reference: SJC/TH/SFCC

Job Title: Personal Assistant/Support Worker

Hours: 3 night shifts per week – 9 hrs per shift

You’re working rota will be discussed and agreed in advance however flexibility is required.

Rate of Pay: £15 per hour.

Work Area/Location: The employers home address in Stowmarket, IP14

Responsible to: Directly to the employer

About the Job:

The purpose of the role is to provide support care and assistance to your client and always ensure their health and safety. A summary of tasks required is listed below:

Personal Care:

Assistance in and out of bed/wheelchair/feeding chair by use of ceiling hoist & track.
Assistance getting dressed and undressed.
Changing of in incontinence pads.
Assistance with washing and showering
Performing passive exercise to limbs
General grooming and personal appearance
Preparing and administering medicines
Preparation, setup and use of feed pump
Use and care of gastrostomy PEG when administering medications, water and feed.
Use and monitoring oxygen levels.
Assist in changing position during the night.
Suctioning of secretions as and when required
Use of a nebuliser to loosen mucus in upper airway.
Giving chest physio if required.




General Tasks:

Enable me to carry out my chosen activity whether inside or outside the home by carrying out any other request that I may reasonably make.
Generally caring, comforting and reassuring especially during and post seizure activity.

Person Specification:

Be punctual, reliable and flexible.
Be honest and trustworthy.
Establish a professional standard of care, which should be maintained at all times.
Be prepared to undertake any training that may be required to meet the needs of the role.
A willingness to adapt to your employers’ needs is essential
Ensure that due consideration is given to health and safety at all times.
Respect and safeguard the goods and property of the employer.
Respect privacy and uphold confidentiality at all times.

Special Conditions

A Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) is conditional for the post. This is a free and confidential process.

Disclaimer

The Rowan Organisation is acting on behalf of a third party and will not be your employer nor be responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.