Brain Injury Support Worker (Flexible hours Weekdays)
Job Description
Job summary
This is a role for a Brain Injury Support Worker to provide personalized care and support to a client with a brain injury and autism. The role involves assisting with daily living activities, administering medication, providing emotional support, and collaborating with healthcare professionals and family members to ensure comprehensive care. The candidate must be flexible to work weekdays and have a valid UK driver's license and own car.
Main duties of the job
The Brain Injury Support Worker will be responsible for delivering personalized care to a client with complex health conditions, assisting with daily living activities such as personal hygiene, mobility, and meal preparation, administering medication and monitoring health conditions, providing emotional support and companionship, maintaining accurate records of care provided, and collaborating with healthcare professionals and family members to ensure comprehensive care.
About us
Libertatem Healthcare Group is a provider of high-quality healthcare services, specializing in supporting individuals with complex needs. The organization is committed to safeguarding adults and children, promoting their well-being, and considering their views, wishes, and feelings in all decisions made.
Job responsibilities
Support Worker (Female) - Doncaster
Working Hours & Salary:
- 30 hours per week
- Rota provided on a monthly basis; hours and days are flexible based on the client's needs (must be flexible)
- £15.14 per hour on weekdays | £17.30 per hour on Sundays
Key Responsibilities:
- Delivering personalised care to a client with complex health conditions.
- Assisting with daily living activities such as personal hygiene, mobility, and meal preparation.
- Administering medication and monitoring health conditions.
- Providing emotional support and companionship.
- Maintaining accurate records of care provided and reporting any changes in the client's condition.
- Collaborating with healthcare professionals and family members to ensure comprehensive care.
- Experience in a similar role, preferably with learning disabilities and epilepsy, is desirable.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Energetic, upbeat, and empathetic nature.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Flexibility to work weekdays as required.
- A valid UK driver's license and own car (although the client has their own vehicle).
Benefits:
- Supportive and friendly working environment.
- Opportunities for professional development and training.
- Paid DBS check.
- Excellent training programme.
- Eligibility for Blue Light Card.
Our Safeguarding Commitment: At Libertatem Healthcare Group, we recognise the importance of working together to prevent and address the risks of abuse or neglect, while ensuring that individuals' rights to safety and informed choice are respected. We are committed to safeguarding adults and children, promoting their well-being, and considering their views, wishes, and feelings in all decisions made.
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Qualifications
Essential
- Experience in a similar role, preferably with learning disabilities and epilepsy, is desirable. The candidate should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, an energetic, upbeat, and empathetic nature, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Enviva Complex Care
Address
Libertatem Healthcare Group
Doncaster
DN11 8AB
