Job summary
We are pleased to offer an opportunity for a support worker to come and join the Team at the Daisy and make a real difference to our patient's' lives.
The position is a Band 3 Learning Disabilities and Autism Support Worker and we can offer you a comprehensive training package as well as further opportunities for professional development and career progression.
Daisy is an inpatient ward, based at Green Lane Hospital in Devizes, Wiltshire for people living with profound Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health problems. A dedicated team of Registered Clinicians and Support Workers offers specialised assessment, care and rehabilitation with the goal of enabling service users to live meaningful, fulfilling and independent lives in the community. Our team is truly multi-disciplinary and includes nurses, HCSW's, a consultant, psychologists, Speech and Language Therapist and OT support.
Save the date - Proposed Interview Date 15 August 2023.
Main duties of the job
Withinyour role you will act as an essential member of our multi-disciplinary team, delivering face to face care and working closely with others who are highly experienced in the field of Learning Disabilities and Autism.
The ward operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and the successful candidate will need to support the team who work a shift pattern that includes days, nights and weekends.We can consider flexible shift patterns/hours for exceptional candidates.
We welcome informal visits.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the maintenance of a safe therapeutic environment beneficial to the needs of the service users, relatives, carers and others.
- To undertake some aspects of care provision without direct supervision, including coordinating recreational groups and activities for service users and escorting them on recreational outings in the community.
- Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of services users by always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
- Support workers provide a variety of psychosocial skills to service users, whilst working under the guidance of registered practitioners.
- Contribute to the team approach to patient care, providing accurate and relevant feedback to registered staff and named nurses: participate in team discussions and meetings regarding care of service users.
- Participate in the application of care plans, ensuring interventions and observations are communicated effectively to Nurse in Charge.
The main responsibilities can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the maintenance of a safe therapeutic environment beneficial to the needs of the service users, relatives, carers and others.
- To undertake some aspects of care provision without direct supervision, including coordinating recreational groups and activities for service users and escorting them on recreational outings in the community.
- Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of services users by always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
- Support workers provide a variety of psychosocial skills to service users, whilst working under the guidance of registered practitioners.
- Contribute to the team approach to patient care, providing accurate and relevant feedback to registered staff and named nurses: participate in team discussions and meetings regarding care of service users.
- Participate in the application of care plans, ensuring interventions and observations are communicated effectively to Nurse in Charge.
The main responsibilities can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Good general education
- Possession of, or ability and willingness to undertake, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship))
- Food Hygiene certificate/willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Basic life support
- Autism awareness
- Training around understanding behaviours that challenge.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience or understanding of adult, children's, mental health or learning disability setting
- Demonstrable understanding of learning disability issues and mental health
Desirable
- Experience of working with (or enthusiasm to learn to support) people with a learning disability and autism within community or residential setting
- Being able to demonstrate and support the service user with daily living skills e.g. laundry, making food, snacks, drinks, cleaning etc is a key role requirement
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Team-working skills and ability to function effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary setting.
- Well-developed listening skills and effective verbal communication skills, and ability to communicate both face to face, via email and by telephone
Other
Essential
- Driving licence with access to a car
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Good general education
- Possession of, or ability and willingness to undertake, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship))
- Food Hygiene certificate/willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Basic life support
- Autism awareness
- Training around understanding behaviours that challenge.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience or understanding of adult, children's, mental health or learning disability setting
- Demonstrable understanding of learning disability issues and mental health
Desirable
- Experience of working with (or enthusiasm to learn to support) people with a learning disability and autism within community or residential setting
- Being able to demonstrate and support the service user with daily living skills e.g. laundry, making food, snacks, drinks, cleaning etc is a key role requirement
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Team-working skills and ability to function effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary setting.
- Well-developed listening skills and effective verbal communication skills, and ability to communicate both face to face, via email and by telephone
Other
Essential
- Driving licence with access to a car
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.
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.
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).
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