Complex Care Support Worker – Mobilisation Team - 36 hours per week in Merseyside - Driver

Alternative Futures Group; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Job summary

Alternative Futures Group is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to help launch new complex care packages across the North West. You will mobilise packages, ensure safety, personalise plans and work with individuals, families and clinicians to deliver high-quality care in home settings.

You will build specialist knowledge through practical training in medication management and other complex care tasks, and you may shadow-train new teams to share best practices.

Qualifications

• NVQ or QCF Level 2 in Care / Promoting Independence or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mobilisation of new complex care packages across the North West.
• Work with individuals, families and healthcare professionals to tailor support.
• Shadow-train and support new complex care workers to raise care standards.
• Travel to services across the North West to provide short-term care and support.

Skills

Complex care experience

Medication management

Shadow-train new staff

Diversity & inclusion

Education

NVQ or QCF Level 2 in Care / Promoting Independence

Job description

Our Support Worker Role

Use your complex care experience to help launch new care packages across the North West.

Lead the mobilisation of new complex care packages, helping make sure each package is safe, personalised and ready to go.

Use and build your clinical & specialist knowledge through hands-on experience and specialist training in areas such as medication management, respiratory care, suction, enteral feeding, seizure management and more.

Work closely with the individual, their family and wider healthcare professionals to understand what matters to them and build support around their needs and goals.

Shadow-train and support new care teams, helping colleagues develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide high-quality care.

Work across different packages and locations, giving you variety and the opportunity to rapidly broaden your complex care experience.

Make a real difference from day one – you'll be there at the start of someone's care journey, helping establish a support package that enables them to live as independently as possible in their own home.

Essential Criteria

• At least 2 years experience of providing clinical care and support services to adults with complex care and support needs incl. for example Acquired Brain Injury, Spinal Injury, Learning Disability, Autism and Mental Health diagnoses
• At least 2 years experience of providing medication and pain management to people with a complex care diagnosis.
• Experience of shadow-train new complex care workers
• Experience of working with and relating to people from a wide variety of backgrounds

Qualifications & Training

• NVQ or QCF Level 2 in Care / Promoting Independence or equivalent.

Other

• Willingness to attend all clinical mandatory and specialist training courses and events
• Ability to travel to services around the North West region, providing short-term care and support
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, covering 24 hours/7 days, Days & Nights
• Ability and willingness to provide out of hours support and participate in an On call Rota
• Full Driving License and use of a vehicle

About You

About Us

Being a Support Worker at AFG is a hugely rewarding role and could be your first step on a long and happy career in Health & Social Care.

So, what does a Support Worker do?

We have a vision to create a world where amazing people do amazing things every day. Our skilled and experienced teams work with every person we support to create a personalised, outcome-focused plans to achieve their aspirations.

Our Support Workers work in a variety of settings including community-based services (often supporting people in their own homes) to our Independent Hospitals or Adult Care Homes.

One thing that is common across all of our services is a focus on personalised support and tailoring our services to the needs and aspirations of the people we support with a diverse range of care needs (including Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Mental Health Concerns, Complex Care, Substance Misuse issues to name a few).

We value the people that work with us…

At AFG we recognise the contribution and value that our staff make. We would not be able to provide the life changing support that we do without people like you! In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and we provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development (including opportunities to undertake vocational qualifications) and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.