My personal care assistant would have to help me around the house and garden, drive me places, attend appointments with me sometimes, help me when I become unwell, and sometimes spend time together watching a film or walking.

You must be a calm person and able to deal with crises without panicking. Although my health problems can be dramatic, they are not life-threatening and I just need some help to recover. You must be completely honest and trustworthy. You must be self-motivated and happy in your own company. You must be willing to be flexible about what hours you work,and entertain yourself when there is nothing to do. You will be very well paid. It is better if you enjoy nature and hiking, be happy with a sweet little dog, and also if you enjoy art galleries.

I have a health condition that impacts me intermittently, and when it does I need a lot of help. Some days I cannot get up, and need help, other days I am up and around and active and then become unwell suddenly. Some days I am ok. Other times I need help to prevent me becoming unwell.

I try to be active and am enthusiastic about life despite my health problems. There is a huge contrast in my life between me 'well' and me when my health problem comes on. You need to be ready and able to help me quickly. However, you do not need any medical training.

I need someone willing to help, but not bossy and not someone who wants to take over in a pushy way. This would not work.

You will live independently in a beautiful modern annex in my garden, and a lot of the time you are on-call. So being able to entertain yourself is important. We live in beautiful countryside in the north of England near Scotland - so loving nature will help.

I was a university architecture academic - I continue to work when I can - both writing and designing.