Female Support Worker

  • NHS
  • Full Time
  • Gloucester
  • 26520.00 - 26520.00 a year
NHS

Job Description

Job summary

We are looking for a confident Female Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You will be working 42 hours a week, Monday to Friday, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Alders Clinic.

Main duties of the job

A career at Cygnet comes with excellent benefits. Whether its saving you money on the high street, with healthcare, holidays & leisure or securing your future with professional development and a pension we support you to be happy both in & out of work. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

About us

Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a confidentSupport Workerwith a passion for delivering outstanding care to join our team at Cygnet Alders Clinic.

For this position we are looing for someone to be able to drive our minibusses, you need to have a full UK driving licence to apply.

Due to the patients request we are looking for female support workers only.

Cygnet Alders Clinicis a 20 bed rehabilitation service providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for women with personality disorder and complex needs.

AtCygnet Alders Clinicwe provide a specialist psychologically informed personality disorder pathway across three living areas;Severn, for assessment and stabilisation;Avon, where service users move as they engage and progress with their treatment pathway; andColn, which focuses on transitioning to the community.

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects whilereaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

Your day-to-day

Full Time, 42 hours per week, Monday - Friday, flexible hours between 8:00 am 6:00 pm.

The duties are mainly driving the hospital minibus to take Service Users on community visits, appointments, home visits, etc. (can involve long distances up to 4 hours drive from Gloucester.)

When not driving, the role is a Support Worker as part of the nursing team working on the wards.

Flexibility with hours required Monday to Friday driving trips can have a delayed return time.

  • Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
  • Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
  • Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
  • Assist with medical & welfare needs
  • Report on medical & welfare needs as required
  • Safeguard
  • Maintain a safe, clean environment for all

You are

  • Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
  • An excellent communicator & a good team player
  • Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
  • Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

  • An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
  • Expert supervision & support
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Free Health Cash plan
  • 24 hours free GP support line
  • Free life assurance cover
  • Free eye tests
  • Car lease discounts
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover
  • Pension scheme
  • Employee NHS - discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
  • Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks

Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Gloucester

GL1 5UA

Employer's website

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

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