Overview
We are looking for a confident Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke provides an emergency admissions service for men and a pathway for women from low secure to rehabilitation including a specialist service for personality disorder. This role will be 12 hour shifts working a mixture of Days & 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 while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others - every day. Your day-to-day…
Responsibilities
- 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, South West
Location
BS22 9UZ
Application process
- Step 1Application Submission: Your application is received and reviewed by our recruitment team.
- Step 2Automated Confirmation: You'll receive an automated email confirming receipt of your application.
- Step 3Application Review: We carefully review applications, considering factors like visa status, location, and experience.
- Step 4Initial Screening: If your application is suitable, you'll be contacted by the recruiter to arrange a telephone screening call.
- Step 5Interview: If you meet the screening criteria, you'll be invited for an interview, which normally takes place in person at the site you're applying to.
- Step 6Feedback and Offer: Following the interview, you'll receive feedback, and if successful, a verbal job offer that will be followed up with a written job offer and onboarding information.
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Role essentials
- Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people's 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
- Have a minimum of 1 + year care experience in the uk
- Hold a care certifictae or level 3 in health and social care
- An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
- Expert supervision & support
- Employee referral scheme
- 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
- Pension scheme
- Employee NHS - discount savings & "Cycle to Work" scheme
- Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks