Senior Healthcare Support worker

Active Care Group; St. Mary in the Marsh; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Health Care Assistant for their Bethany House & Lodge in Dymchurch. This full-time position involves leading staffing with a focus on mental and neuro healthcare, conducting staff supervisions, and ensuring high-quality care for service users. The ideal candidate should have NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care and prior experience in a similar role. Flexibility in working hours and a commitment to care is essential. Competitive salary at £30,813.38 per annum is offered.

Qualifications

• Must have prior experience as a care worker.
• Self-confidence and ability to manage challenging situations.
• Proven reliability in attendance and timekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shift ensuring appropriate staffing levels.
• Conduct regular supervisions for staff teams.
• Address staff issues timely and efficiently.
• Mentor staff to develop their skills.
• Ensure that all service users have up-to-date risk assessments.

Skills

Teamwork

Timekeeping

Challenging situation management

Mentoring

Self-confidence

Education

NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Responsibilities

Effectively lead the shift by ensuring appropriate staffing levels are maintained at all times. Shift/people management. Addressing staff issues such as timekeeping and attendance in a timely manner. Conducting regular supervisions for staff team. Ensure that each service user has a key worker and that all aspects of the key worker role is implemented. Ensure that all service users have up-to-date risk assessments and person-centered plans in place and review and update as required with the service manager. Monitoring performance levels of staff team and identifying areas for improvement on an individual basis. Mentoring staff team to continuously develop their skills. Ensure service users receive support within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Ensure petty cash is managed within company guidelines. Ensure medication is administered in accordance with procedures. Deliver on-the-job training and guidance. Oversee the preparation of medical/neurology appointments and letters.

• Cover all aspects of the support health care assistant role as and when required to work on the floors in order to meet the needs of the service.
• Act as a representative of Active Care Group at all times when liaising with external stakeholders including medical professionals, care managers, families, advocates, therapists, prospective service users etc.
• Support referrals activities by attending service user assessments and host service visits.
• Attend and prepare service users reviews.
• Observe and operate at all times in accordance with the Company's policies and procedures.
• To be part of the on-call team.
• Responsible for attending and completing all mandatory training.
• To undertake any other duties appropriate and as reasonably required to meet the changing needs of the service and ensuring that service user needs and business objectives are met.
• Flexible, professional, and positive approach to multi-site working.
• Proven reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.
• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.
• Self-confidence and ability to manage challenging situations.
• NVQ 3 in Health and social care.
• Experienced care worker.
• We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

Company Overview

Come and join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people. We provide our people with the support they need in a purpose built home, helping to promote independence and maintain a high standard of both physical and mental wellbeing. We're committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.

Role Details

We'd like you to join us as a Senior Health Care Assistant at our service Bethany House & Lodge in Dymchurch. The role will be shared between both the House and The Lodge. Your hours are based on a rota working every other weekend.

• Full time hours - 42 Hours a week. 1 x night shift.
• £30,813.38 per annum
• 20:00 to 08:15 worked as 36/48 or 42/42 (3x12 & 1x6) over 2 weeks- night shift
• 25 pence an hour uplift for night hours.
• Experience in care is required.