About Abbots Care
Abbots Care is an award-winning domiciliary care company based in Hertfordshire with a CQC rating of outstanding. Our community-based support care workers provide care to our service users within their own homes to help them remain as independent as possible.
We are seeking a reliable and compassionate individual to support our male client in his 30s, living with a spinal cord injury. This role involves providing daily living assistance, personal care and support with mobility, whilst promoting independence and quality of life.
Our client lives in Ruislip, Greater London, where he shares his home with his wife and young child. Our client requires 24-hour assistance and support from our care team due to his spinal injury.
Hours
The hours are split into 2 shifts, both days and nights.
- Day shifts – 7 am - 8 pm
- Waking night shifts: 7 pm - 8 am
There is a 1-hour crossover on each shift where we assist our client with repositioning and personal care.
We are offering 0-hour contracts with rates of £15.00 per hour on weekdays and £16.00 per hour at weekends.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assisting with personal care, including washing, dressing, toileting, and grooming
- Bowel care and catheter care – full training will be provided by Abbots Care training department and our community nurse assessor.
- Supporting transfers and mobility (using hoists and other equipment as needed)
- Assisting with physiotherapy or rehabilitation exercises
- Accompanying the client to social activities, appointments and outings
- Light domestic tasks to support a clean and comfortable living environment
- Offering companionship and respectful, person-centred support
The ideal candidate will need:
- To have 1 year of complex care experience is essential due to the needs of our client. (Spinal injury or similar)
- a respectful, empathetic and professional approach
- To be physically fit and comfortable, assisting with manual handling (training provided)
- Good communication skills and a positive attitude
- Must be reliable and punctual
What we offer you:
- Outstanding learning and development opportunities
- Fully paid training induction delivered by our in-house training department
- Enhanced DBS paid by Abbots Care
- Blue Light Discount to use in restaurants and high street stores
- Paid ongoing development and Diplomas
- Access to our brand-new Care Worker Wellbeing App and Rewards
There are so many reasons to join our team, but these are our top five:
- Feeling of reward; There is no better feeling than knowing you have made a difference to someone’s day, week or even month.
- Flexibility: We understand the importance of having a work-life balance,
- Variety: No day is ever the same, and this truly is a special part of working in care.
- Real qualifications; Unlike other care providers, we offer a full range of training and opportunities to gain qualifications. We also pay for your training course, as well as the time you have spent training with us
- Our perks: There are plenty of reasons you will love working with us, from our competitive pay rates to our market-leading mileage pay. We have a fantastic management team and operate an open-door policy in our branches
- When you join Abbots Care, you join a family like no other. We pride ourselves on the quality of the staff we employ, and when you join us, you will receive the absolute best training and ongoing support to help you in your role.
Should you require any more information on this vacancy, please call us on 01727891004 to speak to one of our experienced recruiters.
