Job vacancy: Support Workers - Shipley BD18, Northern Healthcare, Shipley

Job summary

Main area: Mental Health Support
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 38.5 hours per week (Location - Merchants House - Shipley -Shift pattern - 7 days rotational shifts - 8am-8pm and waking nights 8pm-8am, including weekends)
Job ref: SW Merchants closed

Employer: Northern Healthcare
Employer type: NHS
Site: Merchants House
Town: Shipley
Salary: £11.60 £11.60 per Hour
Salary period: Hourly
Closing: 31/05/2024 10:00

Support Workers - Shipley BD18

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsibilities

Ensure that our service users are at the heart of everything we do.
Support and guide service users with day-to-day activities enabling them to be able to live a full and as independent life as possible. This may include help to manage budgeting, domestic tasks, or meal preparation
Support and guide service users with grocery shopping and attending routine appointments.
Support service users whilst taking of prescribed medication.
Support service users to be as active as they would like to be as part of their local community, whilst encouraging them to try out new things. These could include days out, family visits or arranging to go to college or use their local leisure facilities.
Regularly review support plans whilst ensuring that they are committed to working toward their needs and aspirations.
Working positively and collaboratively with other colleagues within the team
Work within and implement our policy and procedure, including confidentiality and safeguarding.
Escalate as appropriate any concerns or issues in a timely manner.
To maintain and keep accurate records whilst reporting in a factual and ‘person centred’ approach.
Ideally, you will have some experience as a support worker or have gained your level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care.

Person specification

Qualifications, Attributes and Experience

Essential criteria

The ability to be a good team player
Meet our key attributes
Experience in mental health, learning disability and/or challenging behaviours
Evidence of working within a customer-centred environment

Desirable criteria

• Gained your level 2 or 3 in Health and Social care or have training in relevant practical skills
• Knowledge of Excel/ Windows Office software applications including: SharePoint, Excel, Word. Computer literate

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

SW Job Description (PDF, 205.5KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Karen Boulger
Job title: Internal recruitment consultant
Email address: [email protected]

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