Personal Care Assistant (PCA)

Job Description and Person Specification Job Title: Personal Assistant (PA)
Reporting to: Client
Overview: To support in the home with personal care and domiciliary tasks, medication management and wound dressings, admin, ordering PPE, communicating with health professionals, collecting prescriptions and shopping.
Salary: £19 per hour on weekdays; £23 per hour on weekends; £38 per hour for Bank Holidays.

Working Hours: 36 hours per week

Location: Wandsworth SW18

About Me

AB is a gentleman in his late 50’s who requires support with all aspects of day-to-day living. He is a considerate and patient man who is looking for someone who is hard working, a fast learner, honest, organised and efficient. AB has a good sense of humour and hopes to find a PA who has the same! He has complex health issues including cancer which are managed by his GP and other medical professionals; more information to be provided at interview.

You will need to support his primary PA with personal care, would management and domestic support. Ideally you will have a nursing or healthcare background.

AB needs support keeping on top of his hospital appointments, personal care, cleaning, taking medication and wellbeing. This typically includes:

• Medication management
• Wound dressings
• Support with admin when required

A car owner and driver would be preferred due to heavy and bulky medications.

Expectations:

• You should be prepared to carry out all reasonable tasks specified by me.
• I expect you to understand the role in facilitating my needs by asking what these needs are and listening to our requests.
• Please respect my possessions and use any equipment only with our permission.
• Please let me know when you have concerns for our health and wellbeing
• Keep me up to date with changes in your health that may affect our health, wellbeing, safety, and happiness
• You must have high standards of personal hygiene as the client is still shielding
• Mut have full COVID and flu vaccines as client is immunosuppressed
• Must be willing to wear full PPE, to be provided, including face mask

Training

You should be prepared to undergo training, to meet the requirements of the job description or to improve your skills. The current PA will be able to provide training on how to support AB adequately.

Supervision and Induction

This will be provided by your employer. You will be expected to keep the lines of communication open, as dialogue between us is constructive and helpful to all parties. Any worries that you have must be reported to me immediately. I will also arrange for regular supervision meetings, but you are also expected to work under your own initiative.

Confidentiality

You must respect my privacy and that of my family and friends. You must maintain a professional approach and not divulge any information gained during your employment, such as health condition, finances or personal circumstances, except with express permission.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £19.00-£38.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Flexitime

Schedule:

• Every weekend
• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Applicant should be able to drive their own car for work

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: JOC23CD