Job Description

About the Role

I'm a LGBTQ, disabled creative and cultural leader who relies on 24/7 care. I'm currently recruiting to my supportive and skilled care team for people to work with me one-on-one in my Lewisham home. You would join my team of bank carers, and would be offered priority access to empty shifts (usually 2-3 day and/or night of 12-14 hours long available per week) with the option to accept or refuse any shifts offered.

My life is full: I run a creative organisation, work freelance, spend quality time with my wife, and keep busy - at least at my computer. Your support enables all of this--, you will be providing the essential personal and medical care that helps me live fully and independently.

Who I'm Looking For

Ideally, you'll have some experience in care, whether in someone's home, a hospital, care home, SEN setting, or similar. What matters more to me though is that you're adaptable, quick-thinking, calm under pressure, and up for the practical realities of care and the bodily fluids involved. I also hope you like big dogs (I'm planning to adopt one soon!). Above all, reliability is essential for me, because my life is depending on you.

Your Responsibilities

Supporting with personal care (washing, dressing, toileting) Providing medical support: stoma/catheter care, ventilation, jejunal feeding, injections (routine and emergency), and medication management Manual handling, including hoisting and repositioning Keeping the home clean and safe, including light housekeeping and equipment checks Monitoring and restocking medical supplies and medication

Key Requirements

Must be based in the UK and have the right to work here (I'm unable to offer sponsorship) LGBTQ-friendly and comfortable supporting me (essential) Able to work independently and as part of a friendly team Prior care experience with relevant training/certification (a bonus, but not required)
To join my regular team (I am also recruiting for someone to work Saturday and Sunday every other weekend) a driving license and confidence driving a large automatic vehicle in London are required. However, whilst an advantage, a driving license is not necessary to take on bank work.

My care team makes everything I do possible--they're central to my life, my work, and my wellbeing. If you're someone who wants to make a meaningful difference every day, I'd love to hear from you.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: 12.21-13.85 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 48 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress Free flu jabs
Application question(s):

What interested you about this job? Are you currently based in the UK with the right and ability to work in the UK? If so, are you limited to working 20 hours per week (this is not a dealbreaker, but I would need to know). Are you comfortable learning from heavily text-based materials in English and working from text-based instructions? Are you happy around dogs? I expect to get another dog, very possibly a large greyhound, in the next six months. Are you fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and happy to get all COVID, flu, and other future vaccinations as required? Do you understand that this is a vital healthcare job, and that reliability is absolutely essential for shifts, including you coming into work whether I'm well or ill? Are you able to commute to Lewisham for shifts and to occasionally be flexible about start and finish times where my schedule requires it? Are you happy to learn how to give the necessary care, including intimate personal care, stoma care, feeding tube care, respiratory and ventilation care, bowel management and injections to somebody female (training provided)? Are you physically fit and strong enough to undertake a role which includes 'manual handling' and supporting me to change position in my bed, chair, and be transferred between them safely (training provided)? Do you have a valid UK driving license and are you willing to drive a large automatic vehicle in London (desirable but not essential)?
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person