Personal Care Assistant / Support Worker

Female Personal Care Assistant for a lady with multiple complex needs - NEWTON AYCLIFFE - DL5

Female Personal Care Assistant for a lady who has multiple complex needs, non verbal communication, epilepsy, double incontinence and is paraplegic, The lady lives in Newton Aycliffe. The role will be part of a two person care team at all times.

Alternative weeks, day shift/night shift. 36 hours/week day shift & 35 hours/week night shift. Flexibility is required to cover carer holidays and respite cover for parents.

Rate of pay: £13.50 per hour weekdays & £16.00 per hour weekends

• Holiday entitlement 5.6 weeks pro rata
• Pension scheme available

• All personal hygiene, ensuring cleanliness and skin care at all times, necessitating moving to the shower bed prior to showering, using ceiling track hoist.
• Bowel management, requiring daily suppositories
• Continual monitoring of the clients body position and clothing to ensure skin integrity
• Moving from bed to wheelchair and vice versa using powered ceiling hoist
• Take and support client to her daily community activities, these are physical activities for the carer including walking, ramps, operating and securing a powered wheelchair. Taking client in and out of her adaptive vehicle
• Driving the adaptive vehicle, clean British Manual Driving Licence required. Professional driver training will be provided
• Food preparation and meal time supervision
• Administration of all medication in line with prescriptions
• Administration of epilepsy rescue medication when needed
• Aid with the Nippy cough medicine 4 times per day

Training will be given on all equipment and processes

A DBS will be required prior to commencement of employment