Personal Assistant
Skills
Able to give person centred care
Assessing Patients and Evaluation
Alert and observent
Basic Care Skills
Medication Adminstration
Job Description
About PA:
- A personal assistant, or PA for short, is a paid carer who works directly for someone with disabilities who lives independently. Many people use their direct payment to employ a PA. This means they can choose who works for them, what hours they do and what tasks they complete. Unlike other care jobs, the PA gets to work for one person building up a unique and close working relationship. If you are a caring person with a real empathy for others, being a PA may be the career choice for you. We always have employers who are looking for the right person to meet their care and support needs - this could be you! Whilst caring experience is always useful, you don’t necessarily need to have worked in care to be a great PA, the right attitude and a person-centred approach is more important.
- Organising and supporting individuals with their social and physical activities
- Booking and going with individuals to appointments
- Helping individuals to get to work, college or university
- Helping with personal care such as showering and dressing (although not all PA roles involve personal care)
- Supporting with tasks around the house such as shopping, cleaning and cooking
- Monitoring their health for example measuring body temperatures or administering medication.
Job Requirement
Below are the documents required for PA:
- Passport
- Right to work ( share code)
- Proof of address
- NI number
- CV
- DBS ( should be on update service)
- Drivers licence
Qualifications and Skills:
- Care Certificate
Skills:
Communication: PAs should be able to communicate well with patients and other professionals, and be active listen
Clinical knowledge: PAs should be able to read and implement treatment plans.
Compassion: PAs should have a positive, compassionate, and caring attitude.
Respect: PAs should be respectful of their customers' choices.