Must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role, sponsorship not available.
Female* Carer/Health Care Assistant
22 hours per week available - Various shifts; Evenings 3pm-9pm and night shifts (9pm – 8am)
Evenings - £15.00 per hour
Waking nights - £16.00 per hour
Job reference: 5034
About me:
I am a very energetic, happy and cheerful young girl who was born with medical needs. Due to these, I breathe through a tube called a tracheostomy and fed through gastrostomy. I also cannot hear and speak. I have a weak immune system which means I can easily catch chest infections so people around me must take extra care in not spreading any bugs or viruses to me.
My parents need help in taking care of me and ensuring that my health needs are met and my well-being upheld. I am unable to walk independently so would need help in mobilising and moving from one place to another. I would also need assistance in performing my daily activities. You will report to and will be responsible my parents as the employers.
Main duties and responsibilities:
• Daily Personal Care
• Tracheostomy Care and Management
• Medication and Oxygen Administration
• Gastrostomy feeding care, management and preparation
• Nebulisation Therapy
• Patient Monitoring (Vital Signs)
• Aid in Mobilisation and Movement with manual handling and lifting
• Health and Safety Risk Management
• Direct patient care
• Proper documentation of care
• Infection control and prevention
• Compliance in regular Covid testing
• Compliance in information governance
• Mandatory Trainings and updates
• After care of equipment and organizing supplies/medicines
Personal Specification
(refer to these when submitting your application)
Essential Criteria
• Due to the nature of personal care involved, candidates must be female. *Schedule 9, P1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies
• Caring, patient, and honest attitude
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Willing to engage in compulsory training
• Adhering to Health and Safety Policies: Including Infection Prevention,
Absence and Sickness, Safeguarding, and others
• Experience in a caring role for children
• Trustworthy, friendly and affable personality
• Excellent hygiene practices
• Meticulous, conscientious, and willing to learn
• Flexible to do both evening and night shifts
• Reliable/good attendance
Desirable Criteria:
• Previous experience in caring with children with medical needs, such as tracheostomy, gastronomy feeding, medication and oxygen administration and personal care
• Candidates who have both COVID vaccines and booster
Summary terms and conditions:
• Evenings - £15.00 per hour
• Waking nights - £16.00 per hour
There are 22 hours available per week
The times of work may be:
o Evening shifts of 6 hours (15:00 - 21:00), please note that during half terms,
school holidays and school breaks the evening shifts may be converted to day
shifts at the parents’ discretion to suit their needs.
o Waking Night Shifts of 11-hour shifts (21:00-08:00)
You will be reimbursed any expenses incurred as part of the role as long as you have obtained my permission beforehand.
The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work which would normally be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks.
This post is subject to the following:
A satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this position.
If your application is successful, you will be required to provide details of two referees, one of which must be your current or most recent employer.
Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months with zero hours contract initially.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form and return it to SIL, quoting the job reference number 5034.
Please refer to the job description.
Online form:
Email: suffolk@silmail.org Telephone: 01473 603876
Post - Address: SIL, Unit 21, IP City Centre, 1 Bath Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SD