Healthcare Support Worker

Cygnet Health Care; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider located in Weston-super-Mare seeks a Care & Support Worker to assist individuals with their medical and welfare needs. This role involves working 12-hour shifts, providing guidance, and fostering service user independence. The ideal candidate will be driven and possess excellent communication skills. The position offers opportunities for professional growth with a strong support system. Benefits include health cash plans, free eye tests, and gym memberships, enriching the rewarding experience of helping others.

Benefits

Free Health Cash plan

24 hours free GP support line

Free life assurance cover

Discounted gym membership

Smart Health Toolkit

Qualifications

• Genuinely driven to make a difference in people's lives.
• Sensitive and intuitive with the energy to provide a stimulating environment.
• Passionate about empowering service users' independence.

Responsibilities

• Assist with medical and welfare needs.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Passionate about care

Job description

We are looking for a confident support worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.Youll be working 38.5 hours a week a mixture of days and nights, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet kewstoke.

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.

We are looking for a confidentCare & Support Workerwith a passion for delivering outstanding care.

Cygnet Hospital Kewstokeprovides an emergency admissions servicefor men and a pathway for women from low secure to rehabilitation including a specialist servicefor personality disorder.

This role will be 12 hour shifts working a mixture ofDays & Nights.

The hospital has more than 16 acres of landscaped grounds and overlooks the Bristol Channel. This beachside location, just outside Weston-super-Mare, helps us provide a quiet, peaceful and therapeutic environment which can offer service users a broad range of therapies including CBT, Schema Therapy, EMDR & DBT.

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.

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

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

Report on medical & welfare needs as required

Safeguard

Maintain a safe, clean environment for all

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

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme

Expert supervision & support

Free Health Cash plan

24 hours free GP support line

Free life assurance cover

Free eye tests

Car lease discounts

Discounted gym membership

Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover

Employee NHS - discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme

Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks

Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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.