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Therapy Support Workers Minimum 36 Hours (Wolverhampton)

Irwin Mitchell (Solicitors) are recruiting on behalf of their client

Job Title: Therapy Support Workers Minimum 36 Hours

Location: Wolverhampton Area

Salary £15.00 per hour.

Shift Pattern: 12 hour Waking Nights working 3 days out of 7 (Flexibility required) 36 hours.

We are looking for an experienced Paediatric Personal Assistant who is reliable, flexible, and a motivated individual to work within our team, providing 1 to 1 support within the family home. You will be working with an 8-year-old female client who enjoys going to the cinema, experiencing nature walks and watching her favourite films, Harry Potter. The client has complex care needs and is PEG fed, non-verbal with no voluntary movement so is reliant on support for transfer and engagement. Due to personal care the family have requested female candidates only, with experience in complex care.

Duties:

  • Assisting with activities of daily living that are age appropriate.
  • Use own initiative on medical intervention and escalate when appropriate.
  • Providing implementation of therapeutical programmes.
  • Provide personal care and complete washing and dressing routines.
  • Undertake mandatory and bespoke training in line with clients’ needs and requirements.
  • Provide suctioning as and when required.
  • Observations and monitoring throughout the night.
  • Management of client seizures.
  • Preparing blends for mealtimes.
  • Administering morning medication.

Person specification: Due to personal care needs family have requested female candidates only.

Qualifications/Experience:  NVQ level 2 or equivalent would be preferred but not essential, relevant experience of working with complex care in paediatrics and waking night experience is needed.

Successful candidate would preferably have a nursing or specialist rehab facility background and awareness and confidence to support client with their suctioning/PEG/seizures and complex medical needs.

Special Requirements: Car driver preferred but not essential (Client has their own vehicle at the Paediatric Personal Assistant’s disposal while on shift).

Closing date: 16.05.25

Interview date: Week commencing 26th May 2025