Bhsct_Band 5 Senior Support Worker
Belfast Health And Social Care Trust
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Job summary
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust invites applications for a Senior Care and Support Worker, Band 5, based at Aaron House, Dundonald. The role delivers learning disability services within Residential & Supported Living, requiring empathy, patience and a person-centred approach.
The post offers permanent, full- or part-time hours in a 24/7 service with induction, ongoing training and the possibility of flexible working.
Qualifications
- NVQ/QCF/RQF Level 2 in Care or equivalent qualification in care.
- Must hold current registration with NI Social Care Council or be eligible to apply.
- Minimum 3 years’ care and support experience in residential, supported living or similar.
- Willingness to work full range of shifts on a 24/7 basis.
- Induction and ongoing training including RQF Level 3 in Care if needed.
- Ability to communicate clearly in writing and speech.
- Understanding of issues involved in supporting a person with a learning disability.
- Equality and safeguarding commitments in line with NHS/HSC policies.
Responsibilities
- Act as a key worker and coordinate person-centred plans.
- Deliver personal care, including medicines administration.
- Provide direct care covering social, emotional, health, education and daily living needs.
- Support service users with complex needs within residential and supported living settings.
- Engage with service users to enhance quality of life and activities.
- Maintain accurate records, participate in meetings and follow trust policies.
- Liaise with families, carers and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Supervise colleagues and assist with shift handovers and training.
Skills
Education
Job description
Advertised role location: Belfast HSCT
Official document: New BHSCT JD template _ Band 5_Senior Support Worker (pdf)
Role Information:
Residential & Supported Living
Senior Support Worker Band 5, Aaron House
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. This document brings the role to life, outlining its purpose, key responsibilities and the skills, experience and qualifications needed to succeed.
Join our Residential & Supported Living Team
We have 3 permanent Band 5 roles available immediately. In anticipation of other roles becoming available, a 6-month waiting list will be created for other similar opportunities on permanent or temporary basis.
Posts may be available on a full-time or part-time basis however, the service does operate on a 24 hour – 7 day per week basis.
We are committed to supporting flexible working wherever this can be accommodated within service needs. Successful candidates may request flexible working from the 1st day of their employment.
This role is based at Aaron House, Dundonald, Belfast. There is on-site car parking available or the site is easily accessed from the TransLink: Metro and Ulsterbus services.
As an employee of Belfast Trust, you’ll have access to a wide range of staff benefits, including generous annual leave, pension arrangements, wellbeing support, development opportunities and excellent transport links.
Band 5 £31,049* £33,487* £37,796*
*Salaries are pro rata for part-time hours
This is an opportunity to join Belfast Health and Social Care Trust’s Residential & Supported Living service. Each team provides care and support to adults with a Learning Disability in residential accommodation and social care.
This role will support the delivery of learning disability services across Belfast, getting to know people with a learning disability can take time, patience and a high level of empathy so these are important personal characteristics for each candidate. Working with people with a learning disability is one of the most rewarding jobs you can do.
Across HSCNI, all employees are expected to demonstrate the HSC Values in how they work, communicate and interact with others.
POST: Residential & Supported Living Senior Care and Support Worker
LOCATION: Learning Disability Residential & Supported Living Services
BAND: 5
REPORTS TO: Residential & Supported Living Manager
RESPONSIBLE TO: Service Manager
Working as part of a team which provides care and supports adults with a Learning Disability in the area of accommodation and social care. Working with people with a learning disability is one of the most rewarding jobs you can do. Getting to know people with a learning disability can take time, patience and a high level of empathy so these are important personal characteristics for each candidate.
Discovering the things that people with a learning disability enjoy and building relationships with them, will be an integral part of the role. Candidate's personal attributes should include values of sensitivity, person centred care, respect and understanding of people with a learning disability.
In keeping with the changing needs of service users you will be required to work appropriate shift patterns, on a 24hr – 7 days a week basis. This includes weekend working, sleep-in duties and waking night duties. To support you in delivering the appropriate person centred care you will receive both an induction and ongoing training to encourage appropriate skill development.
- Act as a key worker to a number of service users and be responsible for devising and coordinating person centred plans.
- Undertake the personal care needs, which include intimate care and the administration of medicines.
- Undertake all direct care of service users which involves ensuring that their social, emotional, health, educational, spiritual and physical needs are met as fully as possible. Direct care may include daily living skills and household tasks.
- Assist with the care and support of all service users, including those with complex needs e.g. challenging behaviour, mental health, physical disability in the learning disability programmes residential, supported living and respite services.
- Work in a person centred way, committed to exploring and seeking out opportunities and activities for service users that enhance their quality of life.
- Work as a member of the team committed to a high standard of effective communication.
- Contribute to a positive working environment.
- Liaise with carers/families, other agencies, local community and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Regularly monitor and review person centred plans and be flexible and sensitive to adapting the plan to meet changing needs.
- Participate in training opportunities, which includes all mandatory training and RQF Level 3 in Health & Care (if not previously obtained).
- Undertake responsibility, on a rota basis, for the supervision of the service and for deciding the action to be taken in relation to service users and staff.
- Supervise Band 3 staff and complete necessary documentation as delegated.
- Maintain accurate and up to date records and reports. Attend meetings and reviews as required.
- Adhere to all Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Advocate on behalf of the service users and to encourage self-advocacy.
- Promote equality of opportunity and good relations as outlined in the Trust’s Equality Scheme.
- Be aware of the Human Rights Legislation in relation to this post.
- Support service users with the safe handling, administration and recording of medication.
- Ensure strict adherence to the Trust’s financial procedures and policies in regards to all financial matters and report any discrepancies to the line manager.
In addition to the duties of your post there are additional duties that all employees of the Belfast Trust are expected to carry out. A summary of these can be found here.
This job description is not meant to be definitive and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
JOB TITLE / BAND: Residential & Supported Living Senior Care and Support Worker Band 5
DEPT / DIRECTORATE: Learning Disability / Mental Health & Intellectual Disability
1. NVQ/QCF/RQF Level 2 in Care (or *equivalent qualification in care) OR A professional qualification i.e. Diploma in Social Work, Registered Nurse for People with a Learning Disability. OR Allied Health Professional.
2. Hold a current registration with NI Social Care Council, either as a social care worker or professional social worker, or be eligible to apply for same or registration with other professional body.
3. 3 years’ experience of delivering care and support in a professional capacity in a residential, supported living, day services or hospital for people with a learning disability or learning disability children’s services setting.
4. Be prepared to work full range of shifts over a 24 hour period, 7 days per week, including evenings, waking night duty, sleep-in duties, weekends and bank holidays as required.
5. Willingness to undertake Trust two-week Induction Programme prior to work placement.
6. Must undertake RQF level 3 certificate in Care if required or not already achieved.
7. Ability to communicate clearly in writing and speech.
8. An understanding of the issues involved in supporting an individual with a learning disability.
9. Experience of working with adults with a learning disability in a Residential and/or Supported Living environment.
10. Experience of working with individuals who may display challenging behaviours.
1. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.
2. Shortlisting will be carried out based on the essential criteria set out in the specification, using the information provided by you on your application form.
3. Please note the Trust reserves the right to use any desirable criteria outlined in the specification to better manage application numbers at shortlisting.
4. Use of AI when completing your application and interview assessment. Applicants may use AI tools to support the preparation of their application form; however, all information provided must be accurate, truthful and reflect their own qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience, as relevant to this post. Candidates must be able to discuss and evidence the information provided at interview, and failure to do so may affect the outcome of their application.
If successful you will be required to prove your Right to Work (RTW) in the United Kingdom via a Home Office certified Identity Service Provider (IDSP). Depending on the role, it may be necessary to carry out an enhanced Access NI disclosure check.
Qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all information contained within their application is accurate, complete and reflects their own knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and achievements.
Applicants will be subject to verification checks throughout the recruitment process. Where information is found to be inaccurate, misleading, unverifiable, or does not genuinely reflect the applicant's own experience and abilities, the application may be rejected, or any offer of employment withdrawn.
Successful candidates can expect to be placed at the minimum point of the pay scale, although a higher starting salary, within the range of the pay band may be available if the person appointed has experience relevant & equivalent to the post that they can demonstrate. Requests for recognition of previous service with non-direct NHS/HSC organisations towards starting salary and incremental credit must be made no later than 3 months from commencement of employment. Any requests received after this time will not be considered. If the successful candidate is an existing NHS/HSC employee, the relevant sections of the NHS Terms and Conditions handbook relating to starting point on the Pay Band will apply.
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is an equal opportunities employer
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