Support Worker ​/ Carer DH17488Nights

Main Duties:

• Support individuals’ communication using her app and other methods
• Assist with postural care using appropriate equipment
• Encourage social interaction and relationships with family and friends
• Accompany Individual to local clubs and community outings
• Provide personal care, including bathing and toileting
• Prepare and administer medication

• Willingness to undertake all relevant training (e.g. manual handling, stoma care, jejunostomy feeding)
• Flexibility to cover agreed shifts and provide notice of any changes, with the possibility to cover occasional waken nights to cover any annual leave and sickness cover.
• Respect for privacy and confidentiality at all times
• Driving licence is preferable but not essential

We are looking for a caring, reliable individual to support a happy and sociable 38-year-old woman with profound and complex needs. The Individual has a great sense of humour, a bright smile, and enjoys being with people she knows well. She loves Disney films, singing, and walking her dog, and enjoys both indoor and community-based activities.

The individual uses a hoist for transfers and a moulded wheelchair when out and about. She also uses an acheeva for in the house. She communicates using vocalisations, body language, hand gestures, and a communication app. With support, she is an active participant in conversation.

The individual is tube-fed via a jejunostomy and requires medication throughout the day. Full training in feeding and medication administration will be provided. She also requires full support with personal care, including bathing, stoma care, and changing her stoma bag.

If you are compassionate, patient, and eager to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.