On-Call / Sleep-In nights 8pm to 8am NB2299a

On-Call / Sleep-In nights 8pm to 8am

Ref

NB2299a

Location

Bradford-on-Avon

Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required

Preferred

Employment status

Self-employed

Hours per week

7 nights a week 8-8 with one night off

Hourly pay rate

To be discussed

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A compassionate and reliable night-time Personal Assistant is required to support a lovely lady living with dementia.

• Sleep-in/on-call overnight support
• 7 nights per week, with 1 night off each week
• Experience supporting people with dementia is preferred

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Duties include

• Medication prompting/administering
• Other relevant duties as required
• Bathroom assistance
• Provide reassurance, assistance if needed during the night, and ensure her safety and comfort
• Is independent with her bedtime routine and prefers to decide for herself when she goes to bed, so there is no requirement to encourage or persuade her to retire at a set time.
• Melatonin is giving at night time to help sleep so this will need to be administered

Candidate qualities

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Happy to work in a smoking environment
• Experience supporting people living with dementia is preferred. We are looking for someone who is patient, trustworthy, calm, and able to provide compassionate overnight support in a respectful, person-centred way.

Notes

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required. If the role is offered on a self-employed basis, you will be responsible for the cost of your own DBS check.

If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

Please note

If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9