Community Support Worker

Sirona-Care-; West of England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services – invites you to join our Community Support Worker team in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

You will work with clinicians to provide nursing tasks, rehabilitation, recovery and daily personal care, helping people live independently in their homes. We offer tailored training and clear progression routes, including apprenticeships with local education partners.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a range of delegated clinical, therapy & nursing activities to support service users.
• Provide safe, patient-centred clinical activities in the community.
• Work within adults services to deliver a full range of healthcare activities.
• Be flexible to work with other teams or services as needed.
• Travel throughout the service delivery geographical area.

Skills

Direct patient care

Teamwork

IT systems

Independent work

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Tools

EMIS

Job description

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

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Are you looking to start a career in healthcare or looking for a fresh start?

Our teams support patients to live independently and improve their quality of life in the place they like to call home.

As a Community Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in our service. You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team made up of clinicians such as Physiotherapists and Nurses to provide ongoing clinical activities such as, nursing tasks, rehabilitation, recovery and support with daily routines and personal care.Successful candidates will have the support from their teams to be comfortable working independently in the community.

We will offer a tailored training package to suit your development needs to make sure you feel fully supported within your new role - should you wish to progress further in your career then Sirona can offer a number of opportunities such as apprenticeships, where we have strong links with local higher education partners.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake a range of delegated clinical, therapy & nursing led activities to support the service users on the Integrated Network Team caseload.
• To provide a safe, patient centred and effective clinical activities in the community setting.
• You will work within adults services to deliver a full range of healthcare activities.
• You may be expected to work flexibly with other teams or services, both within the locality and Sirona wide when the need arises at short notice.
• Be able and willing to travel throughout the service delivery geographical area.

Enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays, mileage is reimbursed whilst you carry out your duties at work. We also offer generous annual leave allowance and an attractive staff benefits scheme.

We have full and part time hours available and can support flexible working patterns - currently this service runs from 8am - 8pm - 7 days a week.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Explain how you've worked without direct supervision, to achieve the objectives of a post.
• Tell us about your experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting.
• Tell us about your experience of team working and an understanding of team dynamics including what factors make a team work well and what can go wrong and why.
• Able to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMIS.
• Recent relevant experience within a community setting.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.