Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Support Worker

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Job summary

Kingscroft Care Home Short Break Service and Jasmine House Care Home are looking for enthusiastic senior support workers, to support adults with Learning disabilities.

Kingscroft Care Home- 2 x Full Time Vacancies

Jasmine House Care Home- 2 x Full-time Vacancy

Applicants should have experience of working with adults with learning disabilities, be an effective communicator, have high standards, and be sensitive to the needs of people with learning disabilities.

NVQ level 3 in health and social care or equivalent training required. A willingness to work flexible including varied shifts, weekends, nights - our full-time hours are 37.5 per week.

We are looking for enthusiastic and caring people who would like to work as Health Care Support Workers across Surrey and Borders Hospitals, community and social care services.

In this vital care support role, you will develop professional healthcare experience and be part of the nursing team working hands-on in a social care environment to help care for people who have a range of diverse and mental health problems or learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

Helping the people we support to live a happy and fulfilled life, by supporting them to develop positive relationships and to be an equal and valued member of their local community.

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. Supervise support workers on shift providing guidance and support as necessary.

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.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Date posted

25 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,008 to £25,553 a year inc 5% fringe HCAS, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-5330435-PLD-B

Job locations

Kingscroft Residential Home

Worple Road

Staines-upon-Thames

TW18 1ED


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • Level 3 qualification in Health or Social Care

Experience

Essential

  • Band 3 Minimum of 12 months' experience in a paid or voluntary direct care role

Desirable

  • Providing care or support to an individual, either paid or unpaid

Driving Requirments

Essential

  • Driving license
Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • Level 3 qualification in Health or Social Care

Experience

Essential

  • Band 3 Minimum of 12 months' experience in a paid or voluntary direct care role

Desirable

  • Providing care or support to an individual, either paid or unpaid

Driving Requirments

Essential

  • Driving license

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingscroft Residential Home

Worple Road

Staines-upon-Thames

TW18 1ED


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingscroft Residential Home

Worple Road

Staines-upon-Thames

TW18 1ED


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Jasmin Strothmann

Jasmin.Strothmann@sabp.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

25 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,008 to £25,553 a year inc 5% fringe HCAS, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-5330435-PLD-B

Job locations

Kingscroft Residential Home

Worple Road

Staines-upon-Thames

TW18 1ED


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