Personal assistant - united kingdom, crawley, west sussex

job title: personal assistant

location: crawley

hourly rate: £12 daytime rate 7am-7pm. £15 night time rate 7pm-7am

reference: dp6279

hours/shifts: 4-6 hour blocks, mixture of day time and evenings

summary

my husband is 73 years old and has had a brain haemorrhage. due to this he has difficulties communicating (dysphasia) but can understand everything. he is a wheelchair user and requires some help with transferring and needs a lot of prompting to do things as he will forget.

he loves football and will sit and look at various football topics on the computer. we try and get out as much as we can just for a walk to get some fresh air.

as a pa you would need to be patient and take your time to get to know him and what he needs. due to his dysphasia he may not be able to verbalise everything but is still able to make decisions. giving him options on what to do rather than telling him is very important as it helps him retain his independence.

my husband sometimes forgets that he is not as mobile as he used to be and will try to walk himself, or get something from a kitchen cupboard. i would like to be able to go out with the grandchildren or with friends knowing that he is safe at home so your support would be very much appreciated.

other requirements

• non smoker required due to medical reasons

• other :

all applicants must be willing to undertake an enhanced disclosure & barring service check if required.

successful applicants will be entitled to holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.

description

typical duties

domestic -

preparing drinks, snacks and meals.

clearing up the kitchen after preparing food

personal care:

• washing and bathing/showering – towelling dry/ drying hair

• help getting into and out of shower (wet room) as required

• assistance with applying cream

• general hair/skin care

• catheter care

• dressing and undressing/ helping with buttons and fastenings

• getting into bed

• help with dispensing tablets

• assistance and prompting to take medication

• getting in and out of the wheelchair ('transferring')

• mealtimes e.g. cutting up food

social:

• occasionally taking him to his day centre

• trips out for walks in my electric wheelchair. occasionally he will use a manual wheelchair

• sitting with him at home ensuring he has what he needs

• support to keep him safe whilst i am out

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• person specification

the successful applicant will be:

• respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality

• reliable with good time-keeping

• able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

• hygienic, tidy minded and well organised

• fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

• patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills

• honest and cheerful

• creative

• able to speak and read english to a reasonable standard

• legally permitted to work in the united kingdom

• able to work at all times to high standards of health & safety

previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach to these roles.

please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not independent lives

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