Personal Assistant (MD) - External Vacancy - B66
Job Title: Personal Assistant/Support Worker required
Job Ref: MD/RKF/10/2021
Reporting to: Employer
Location: Sandwell
Rate of Pay: £8.91
Nature of the job role: To look after the physical, emotional, cultural and social needs of the service user using a person-centred approach. To observe and promote service user’s choice, independence, dignity, privacy, fulfilment and other rights. To create and maintain a good professional relationship with our service user, family and friends . To actively support other P. A.s, and adhere to all regulatory and statutory obligations, policies, procedures and guidelines
Personal duties: Care provision
• To provide personal care and support to the service user who has a wide range of needs
• To know and understand the care and support of the service
• To undertake the tasks detailed in care and support plan using a person-centred approach and in the least intrusive way
• To assist with getting up in the morning and going to bed at night
• To assist with to wash, bath and shower
• To assist with dressing/undressing
• To assist with looking after her skin, teeth, hair and nails
• To assist with toileting, continence management and personal hygiene
• To assist with medication at the agreed level of support and as detailed
• To prepare food and drink, being aware of her choices, likes/dislikes, nutritional needs and cultural requirements
• To provide light general household domestic duties, including housework
• To take responsibility for the safe handling of property and equipment belonging to the service user
• To maintain good communication and develop an effective working relationships with the service user
• To provide companionship
• To accompany the service user on trips into the community
• To ensure as safe as possible the living environment for the service user, whilst respecting her choices and rights
Recording and Reporting
• To maintain detailed accurate records in respect of care and medication support given and tasks undertaken
• To regularly read care and support plans, acknowledging changes
• To protect the confidentiality of all information relating to our mom and not divulge information to anyone who is not authorised to receive it
• To promptly report to family any issues concerning the care, support, well being or behaviour of our mom
• To continue to monitor where concerns have been reported and recorded
• To recognise the signs of abuse and immediately report abuse or suspected abuse
• To report any complaints to the family
• To contact family if running late
General
• To dress appropriately, wearing uniform and using personal protective equipment provided by the family
• To seek out best practice and look at innovative ways to improve the quality and efficiency of service delivery
• To observe all health & safety rules and take reasonable care to promote health and safety of self and others and raise any concerns to the family
Hours of work:
• Flexible
• Hours needed to be covered - 8am to 9:30am (Mon-Fri) , 2:30pm to 8pm (Mon-Fri), 8am - 8pm (Saturdays).
• Flexible working, as evening and weekend work is required
• Own transport
Qualifications: None specifically required, but NVQ 2 or higher in Adult Social Care would be beneficial.
Skills & Experience: of delivering a high quality of health and social care, including administration of medication.
To apply for this role please send a CV or letter outlining your suitability for the role to PAvacancies@idealforall.co.uk – please quote job reference in your application.
Alternatively if you would like to discuss the role please call 0121 558 5555 option 1 and speak to a member of the Direct Payment Team.