Health Care Support Worker

Cygnet Health Care; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a passionate Healthcare Support Worker to deliver outstanding care in an Acute ward at Cygnet Hospital Harrogate. You will work 38.5 hours per week supporting female service users over the age of 18. Responsibilities include assisting with medical needs, providing emotional support, and ensuring a safe environment. The role offers starting pay at £12.67 per hour with opportunities for further learning and flexible working arrangements. Candidates must be driven, sensitive, and good communicators.

Benefits

Starting pay at £12.67 per hour

Employee discount savings

Flexible working with overtime opportunities

Apprenticeship schemes

Qualifications

• Driven to make a real difference in people's lives.
• Comfortable interacting with service users and their families.
• Flexible learning approach for all the people in care.

Responsibilities

• Support both management and team in day-to-day operations.
• Ensure effective and safe allocation of duties.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs as required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Sensitive & intuitive

Passionate about supporting independence

Job description

We are looking for a confident Healthcare Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.Youll be working 38.5 hours a week, (11-hour shifts) in an Acute ward with female service users over the age of 18 at Cygnet Hospital Harrogate.

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

Healthcare Support Workerwith a passion for delivering outstanding care.

Youll be working38.5hours a week,(11-hour shifts) in an Acute ward with female service users over the age of 18 at Cygnet Hospital Harrogate.

This is a long-established mental health hospital that provides an emergency admissions service across two acute wards. The service has a full Multidisciplinary team (MDT) including consultant psychiatrists, doctors, a therapy team including group and activities coordinators and nursing therapists. There are a range of therapies available and all service users can access a minimum of 25 hours therapy a week. There is a comprehensive programme of both group and individual therapies.

Our team work closely and collaboratively with service users, their families and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

Youll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects whilereaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

• Support both management and team members in the day- to-day running of the service
• Ensure duties are allocated effectively and safely
• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe & clean environment for all

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

* Starting pay rate at £12.67 per/hr, £13.05 per/hr post 6 months probation and then £13.38 per/hr at 18 months.

• Opportunities for further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme

You are

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
• An excellent communicator & a good team player
• Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhancedDBS check.

Cygnethas been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes. Our expert care enables thousands of individuals to consistently make a positive difference to their lives.

What next?

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Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.