About the Role
£14.50-£16.50 per hour dependent on shift. NMW/NLW per hour for sleeping nights.
Location: Fareham, PO16
Pay
- £14.50 per hour – Monday to Friday, Days, 8.00am to 8.00pm
- £15.50 per hour – Monday to Friday, Waking Nights, 8.00pm to 8.00am
- £15.50 per hour – Weekends, Days, 8.00am to 8.00pm
- £16.50 per hour – Weekends, Waking Nights, 8.00pm to 8.00am
- £National Minimum Wage/National Living Wage per hour (dependent on the successful candidate’s age), Monday to Sunday, Sleeping Nights, 10.00pm to 7.00am
Benefits
- 5.6 weeks holiday (pro rata)
- Sickness entitlement
- Free DBS check
- Free parking
- Induction
- Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate)
- Employee Assistance Programme (including legal and financial advice, as well as wellbeing support)
- Regular clinical supervision/review meetings
- Ongoing support from a dedicated Case Manager and HR department
Hours
The following shifts are available in accordance with the 2-week rolling rota – we’re particularly looking for weekend support for Verity.
Week One
- Monday 19:00‑22:00
- Tuesday 17:00‑22:00
- Thursday 08:00‑13:00 (temporary cover shift) and 17:00‑22:00
- Saturday 17:00‑22:00
Week Two
- Wednesday 17:00‑22:00
- Saturday 08:00‑13:00 (temporary cover shift), 13:00‑17:00, 17:00‑22:00 (2x support workers required) and sleeping night 22:00‑08:00
- Sunday 08:00‑17:00, 08:00‑13:00 (temporary cover shift) and 13:00‑18:00
Bank hours are available with shifts ranging from 3 to 10+ hours and can include days, waking nights and sleeping nights. If you can work just days, just nights, or a combination, please apply.
Experience required for waking night shifts (clinical care and medication administration); experience not required for day and sleeping night shifts.
Shadow shifts will be arranged for daytime shifts for 2 weeks prior to working nights with Verity, then shadowing for the night shifts. These daytime shifts can be worked flexibly.
Driving
- Driver required: Essential
- Vehicle use: Will be using the family car, automatic
- Using own vehicle for work: Yes, on duty and to attend training
Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)
About Verity
Verity is in her mid‑40s and lives independently in her own home with the support of a dedicated team of Support Workers who provide 24‑hour care. She has an acquired brain injury and is looking for caring, reliable individuals to join her team. She enjoys social activities such as quizzes, watching TV and films, and planning special occasions. She uses a wheelchair‑accessible vehicle for outings. While she does not communicate verbally, she expresses her needs through body language and is registered blind.
Responsibilities
- Provide respectful and compassionate personal care, supporting Verity with her daily routines.
- Assist with PEG feeding and medication administration, ensuring comfort and safety at all times.
- Deliver catheter care and maintain skin integrity through effective pressure care.
- Provide respiratory support, including suctioning when required, in a calm and reassuring manner.
- Support Verity in enjoying her hobbies and social activities, both at home and in the community.
- Communicate clearly and sensitively, ensuring Verity feels understood, valued, and respected.
- Assist with moving and handling, including safe use of hoisting equipment (full training provided).
Safeguarding
ILS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients. The suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process. This position requires:
This Role Requires
- Proof of eligibility to work in the UK
- Satisfactory references, including from your most recent employer
- Enhanced DBS check (a conviction will not necessarily prevent employment)
Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and encourage applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity, race, marriage, civil partnerships and religion and belief.
About You
It would be great to receive your application if you have the following skills/behaviours.
Experience Required
- Administering medication
- Suctioning and respiratory support
- PEG feeding
- Repositioning and pressure care
- Using hoisting equipment
- Recording and reporting observations accurately
You will be expected to work independently overnight, responding to Verity’s needs but will have support from the sleeping night worker if required.
Training and Support for Day and Sleeping Night Shifts
- Using specialist equipment (hoists, PEG feeding systems, suctioning devices, respiratory care equipment)
- Supporting Verity with personal care and daily routines
- Communicating effectively using non‑verbal cues
You will be working in Verity’s own home, so remain sensitive to her needs and wishes, as well as those of her family. A small dog sleeps in the carer’s room.
Strong organisational skills, punctuality, patience, and reliability are key qualities valued by Verity.
About Us
ILS CaseManagement is the UK’s leading independent nationwide Case Management company.
We work with children and adults who have had moderate or catastrophic, complex injuries, and we provide comprehensive Case Management designed to maximise independence. We are CQC registered and compliant with their standards.
Our Case Managers work closely with our Clients, and we carry out all the recruitment processes on behalf of our Clients, supporting you from interview to placement.
We hold the employment of recruited staff directly and provide a dedicated Case Manager to oversee your client’s care needs.
Our Company Values
- Supportive – It matters to us that our clients and staff know that we care.
- Integrity – We can be trusted to work in a professional, honest and transparent way.
- Client‑Centred – We put our client’s aspirations at the centre of everything we do.
- Quality‑Focused – We set high standards and aim to exceed them.
- Positive – We find solutions and empower others.
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