Inclusive Case Management are looking for two female personal care assistants in Manchester to join a small team in a family home. The roles will involve taking an active role in the client’s care alongside other support workers. The roles involve all areas of personal care.
Our client is a 72-year-old female who has an acquired brain injury. Our client loves playing cards, reading, going to Bingo, make up, having her nails done, board games, playing games on her I-pad, shopping and knitting.
Our client lives in a specially adapted bungalow with her husband. Our client and her husband also have a second home in Tenerife where the couple like to spend time and they will require support to travel with them for most of the time that they are away.
Care Regime
Our client requires female support workers to join a small team in the family home. This will involve taking an active role in her care alongside other support workers, under the supervision of appointed therapy professionals.
We are looking to appoint two female support workers to cover the below shifts. (one day time and one night time)
Day shift role: part time
Friday day shift, 07:00-17:00
Saturday day shift, 07:00-13:00
Sunday, 07:00-13:00
You may also be required to travel to Tenerife with the client on her holidays.
Flexibility will be required to cover for holidays and sickness. Rate of pay is £15.00 per hour.
Night shift role: part time
Expected hours: No less than 27 per week.
Rate of pay is £16.50 per hour.
A private case manager is involved working alongside the client and her family. A full induction training programme will be organised in order to familiarise the successful candidate with our client’s needs and complete training on her therapy programme.
The Responsibilities of the Support Worker
- To provide assistance with all of the client’s care requirements including showering/bathing, elimination, dressing and night care needs.
- To administer medication as prescribed and to maintain associated medication records.
- To prepare/supervise with her feeding regime.
- To promote the client’s wellbeing and happiness.
- To provide physiotherapy/hydrotherapy exercise and positioning as recommended by therapy professionals.
- To provide assistance with all aspects of the client’s ongoing rehabilitation under the supervision of treating doctors and therapists.
- To maintain a safe environment for the client, in the home and in all community based activities (subject to completion of risk assessment training).
- To follow the support programme agreed with the case manager, therapists and the client.
- To be responsible for domestic chores linked with the client’s overall care. These will include laundry, ironing and cleaning, and any additional tasks in the interests of providing a safe, clean and efficient environment.
- To advise the family, or where appropriate the case manager of any concerns regarding the client’s physical and psychological health.
- To use initiative when unforeseen events occur and the family / case manager are not directly available to provide guidance.
- To work as a member of a small team responsible to the case manager and to ensure good communication, flexibility, and a consistent approach to care.
- To attend support worker meetings and training sessions as requested.
- To make a daily report following each duty regarding the client’s welfare.
- To liaise with case manager for annual leave requests and alerting the case manager of sickness that will prevent them working, in order that cover can be organised.
- To report to the case manager regarding general progress and any incidents that give rise for concern.
- To respect the privacy of the client. All matters relating to the client’s situation and family are to be treated as confidential and are not to be disclosed to a third party.
- a full clean driving license is essential for this post. You should have a diploma in Health and Social Care level 2/NVQ or equivalent. The successful candidate will require 2 references and a full enhanced DBS check will be completed following acceptance of this position.
Pay: £15.00 per hour
Application questions:
- Please confirm what hours you are available to work
Experience:
- Home care: 2 years (preferred)
- Driving Licence (required)
If you are interested in the position and have any questions or would like more information about the role, please contact Nicki Greenhalgh on 07368 884311 or by emailing [email protected]
To apply, send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected]
Inclusive Case Management is an equal opportunities employer.
