SD / CS Personal Assistant

We are looking for Personal Assistant to provide support to a 62 year old male, who has recently had a kidney transplant and who struggles with anxiety and depression.

As a Personal Assistant your duties will include:

Personal care: support with bathing, showering, shaving, teeth cleaning, dressing, catheter care, PEG feeding, administering medication, eating or performing exercises/physiotherapy.

Domestic duties: support with grocery shopping, cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks, cleaning, changing linen, laundry, ironing and gardening.

Social Duties: to support the client to keep in touch and socialise with friends, attend medical appointments/social events.

The above duties may vary from day-to-day.

We are looking for an honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality and diversity and has a good sense of humour.

Previous experience is desirable but not essential, but a positive attitude and good work ethic is essential. You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A driver with a full clean license is essential to the post.

This is a part time position for 13 hours per week with an hourly rate of £15 plus 5.6 weeks paid annual leave and workplace pension scheme. Full training will be provided. The client lives in a non-smoking environment.