Support Worker

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Larkfield is a beautiful 6 bedded registered care home with nursing services. CQC registered to provide accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care and treating disease, disorder, or injury. Our bedrooms are spacious and can easily be adapted to meet the need of the occupants. We have a sensory room for the individuals we support to meet their sensory needs. Staff are trained to a high standard to meet the dynamic nature of health and social care.

We are in the village of Charlwood, proud of our peaceful and idyllic setting. We are 30-minute walk of Horley Town centre, with Crawley town centre and Gatwick airport about 10-minute drive away.

We have a team comprising of nurses and health care assistants (band2 and band3) who provide 24hour care, supporting individuals with different needs such as autism, mental health and learning disability. All our activities are tailored to meet individual needs and interest.

Main duties of the job

1. Support people using our services in line with their individual care plan to promote as much independence as possible.

2. To assist with all aspects of personal care (supporting continence needs, showering, bathing etc.) in accordance with individual's support needs.

3. Participate in the ongoing monitoring of the health (mental and physical) and behaviour of people using the service.

4. Reporting and recording all relevant information and reporting to Shift Leader any changes in the person.

5. Act as a keyworker for named individuals within the service.

6. Support an active and enjoyable lifestyle of individuals, by encouraging a range of leisure and social interests. Support on holidays, as identified in their person-centred plans.

7. To provide person centred support as identified within the care plan ensuring respect, privacy, and dignity always.

8. Help to maintain and develop relationships between individuals and their families, friends and significant others.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Please note if the role has been advertised as a Home Working Contract Only - Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

07 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,873 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-6676914-PLD

Job locations

Larkfield

Farmfield Drive, Charlwood Road

Charlwood, Horley

RH6 0BG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description.

You will be part of a professional team supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, complex health needs in the services they access and their wider community. You will be working closely with relatives, carers, friends, advocates, colleagues, other professionals. You will play a key role in promoting and deliver a consistently high-quality, safe, person-centred service that encourages individuals to be as independent as possible in their care and wellbeing, and to enjoy a good quality of life at all times, in an environment of dignity, compassion and respect.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate or willingness to complete within 12 weeks of starting role.

Desirable

NVQ level 2

Experience

Essential

Experience of caring for someone, either work of family member.

Desirable

Experience of working with people with Learning Disability in a care home or day service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate or willingness to complete within 12 weeks of starting role.

Desirable

NVQ level 2

Experience

Essential

Experience of caring for someone, either work of family member.

Desirable

Experience of working with people with Learning Disability in a care home or day service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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