Support Worker

Job title: Support Worker

Location: Carmel Care/ Pine View 103 Denmark Road, Carmel Care, Gloucester GL1 3JW

Rate Of Pay: £11.44

Shift Patterns: 37.5hrs per week available, permanent , days or nights

Information about the Role:

• Ensure that all care, assessment, and treatment is delivered within the clinical ethos of the unit.
• Be responsible for maintaining positive links with patient’s family, friends, and external services such as care co-ordinators, Care commissioning groups and third sector services such as MIND charity.
• Be responsible for ensuring the highest standard of clinical practice is achieved and that the social care delivered to patients is of a consistently high standard.
• Work closely with other professional staff ensuring a consistent pattern of care for each individual patient.
• Establish and maintain high standards of professional practice and levels of care.
• Help to ensure that the admission, leave and discharge of patients is appropriately and sensitively organised and achieved with the minimal amount of disruption to the patient.

Information about the Service:

Pine View, located in Gloucester, is a supporting living service for adults with a mental health diagnosis and additional needs. Pine View is just a ten-minute walk away from the city centre, which is great for when individuals are wanting to be more independent.

Necessary Experience or Qualifications:

Essential Requirements

• Meet the standards set out in the Social Work England Professional Standards
• Have working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983,
• An awareness of safeguarding guidance under the Care Act
• Previous experience with service users who have complex mental health needs
• Desirable requirements
• Have working knowledge of the benefits system and involvement with welfare rights organisations or services
• Awareness of the admission and discharges processes for patients under the Mental Health Act
• Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act.

Oakleaf Recruitment are the In-House Recruitment Team for a growing group of Services and Hospitals across the UK

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.44 per hour

Physical setting:

• Residential home

Shift:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Experience:

• Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person