Brain Injury Support Worker (LIBERTATEM)

  • NHS
  • Full Time
  • Bath
  • 15.00 an hour
NHS

Job Description

Job summary

This is a new opportunity for Brain Injury Support Workers to join a new client in Bath, working 24 or 48 hour shifts with a sleeping night. The client has a severe brain injury with cognitive and mobility issues, and the support workers will be responsible for engaging with personalised routines, assisting with physiotherapy, providing emotional support, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care.

Main duties of the job

The Brain Injury Support Worker will be responsible for engaging with personalised routines, assisting with physiotherapy programme, providing emotional support and companionship, maintaining accurate records of care provided, and collaborating with a range of healthcare professionals and family members to ensure comprehensive care for the client who has a severe brain injury with cognitive and mobility issues.

About us

Libertatem Healthcare Group is a registered provider that offers the very best levels of care and support for clients who have sustained Personal Injuries or suffered from Medical Negligence. They are rated OUTSTANDING with the Care Quality Commission and operate on a national basis.

Job responsibilities

We have a new opportunity for Brain Injury Support Workers to join a new client in Bath, working 24 or 48 hour shifts with a sleeping night (details of the days required TBC). Following a road traffic accident, our male client has a severe brain injury with cognitive and mobility issues. He is extremely intelligent but enjoys spending time on his computer, so we are seeking proactive support workers to encourage him to be active and go out - he enjoys comedy club and cricket!

    • Key Responsibilities:

      • Engaging with personalised routines.
      • Assisting with physiotherapy programme..
      • Providing emotional support and companionship.
      • Maintaining accurate records of care provided and reporting any changes in clients' conditions.
      • Collaborating with a range of healthcare professionals and family members to ensure comprehensive care.

      Requirements:

      • Previous experience in a similar role.
      • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
      • Compassionate, patient, and empathetic nature.
      • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
      • Flexibility to work the specified hours.

      Benefits:

      • Supportive and friendly working environment.
      • Opportunities for professional development and training.
      • Regular supervisions and Check Ins
      • Both online and In-person training

      Training & Background Checks:

      An enhanced DBS check & full training will be provided prior to commencing work with our client and you will also be supported by our clinical lead nurse for the area.

      Our Safeguarding Commitment:

      Libertatem Healthcare Group recognise the benefits of people and organisations working together to prevent and stop both the risks and experience of abuse or neglect, whilst balancing the right to be safe with the right to make informed choices. At the same time, making sure that adult's and children's wellbeing is promoted including taking into consideration their views, wishes, feelings and beliefs in deciding on any action. With this in mind, we will work to adhere to the six key principles that underpin all safeguarding work.

      #Libertatem

Libertatem Healthcare The Libertatem Healthcare Group, part of Sonderwell, was established to provide the very best levels of care and support for clients who have sustained Personal Injuries or suffered from Medical Negligence.Operating on a national basis, Libertatem Healthcare Group can provide your clients with care and support wherever they are located. Our care and support packages put our client's independence at the very centre of everything we do. The Libertatem Healthcare Group is rated OUTSTANDING with the Care Quality Commission and is a registered provider with CIW in Wales.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Previous experience in a similar role, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, compassionate, patient, and empathetic nature, ability to work independently and as part of a team, and flexibility to work the specified hours.

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

Bath

BA1 1SU

Employer's website

https://sonderwell.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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