Spinal Injury Care Worker

About this role

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team based in Hitchin!

Abbots Care is an award-winning domiciliary community care company 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 kind and compassionate individuals to join our ever expanding team! We have been providing support and care within the community since 1995 to various different service user types including children and the elderly.

We are looking for compassionate, dedicated and experienced care workers to join a specialist team supporting a client who sustained a life-changing spinal cord injury following a fall in 2022.

This is a rewarding opportunity to provide high-quality, person-centred care to one consistent client, helping her maintain independence, access her community, and enjoy family life.

Our client is a warm, family-oriented lady who lives at home with some of her children. She enjoys spending time with her family, attending prayers and being involved in her local community. She is seeking carers who can build positive relationships with both her and her family and become a valued part of her support network.

Responsibilities

As part of a dedicated care team, you will support our client with all aspects of her daily living, including:

Personal care and daily living support

Bowel management every morning

Catheter care and bladder washouts

Support with eating and drinking

Safe moving and handling using a mobile hoist (two-person transfers)

Community access, appointments, and social activities

Accompanying Jas to prayer visits and other outings

Promoting independence, dignity and wellbeing always

Cooking / Meal Preparation, Our client leads a vegetarian lifestyle. Carers may eat meat themselves; however meat should not be prepared alongside her meals.

Due to our client requiring 24 hour care the shift times are 7am-7pm / 7pm-7am (waking night) – you will also be required to do 1 shift every other weekend.

Previous experience in the following areas would be highly advantageous:

Spinal cord injury care

Complex care

Bowel management

Catheter care

Moving and handling

Autonomic dysreflexia awareness and management

Full training will be provided for the right candidate with a strong caring attitude and willingness to learn.

What We Offer

Ongoing training and professional development.

Clinical support and supervision.

A supportive and experienced management team.

The opportunity to make a genuine difference in someone's life.

The chance to be part of a dedicated team helping an individual rebuild confidence, independence, and enjoyment in life following a significant spinal injury.

If you are an energetic, caring individual who enjoys building relationships, loves making people smile and is committed to delivering outstanding person-centred care, we would love to hear from you - either apply or give our recruitment team a call on 01727891004

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