Senior Support Worker - Intensive Support LD

Transformation Unit; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Support Worker for the Intensive Support Service in Leatherhead. The role supports individuals with learning disabilities in mental health settings within a multi-disciplinary team.

The post is part time, permanent, based at 18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Road, Leatherhead. The Trust emphasizes development, supervision, and safeguarding within NHS standards.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, regulated by Ofqual.
• 12 months experience of working with people with learning disabilities or in a mental health setting.
• Experience of working in teams.
• Full UK driving licence and ability to drive Trust vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Actively work with people in implementing the care plan devised by a team professional.
• Advocate for and protect dignity, choice, self-esteem, and diverse needs.
• Participate in assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions.
• Observe and document changes in wellbeing, reporting risk or presentation changes.
• Take action to keep people safe in crises or safeguarding situations.
• Work within the Positive Behaviour Support framework.
• Maintain high standards of care in alignment with Trust policies and the Mental Capacity Act.
• Implement Safeguarding policies and conduct responsibilities under relevant legislation.
• Participate in quality assurance activities and contribute to specialist teaching.

Skills

Communication skills

Driving licence

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site 18 Mole Business Park Town Leatherhead Salary £27,106 - £28,850 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata. Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/2026 23:59

Senior Support Worker - Intensive Support LD

NHS AfC: Band 3

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Support Worker who is motivated and enthusiastic to join the team at The Deacon Unit. The team provides assessment and treatment for people with learning disabilities who are experiencing a mental health breakdown.

The Intensive Support Service ,, within the Trust's Learning Disabilities Directorate consist of a Multi-Disciplinary Team include Nursing, Senior Support Workers, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Therapy Assistants and assistant Psychologist. We provide assessment and intervention for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in the community. We also work across the Inpatient unit which is based in Epsom.

We are looking to recruit people who have good communication skills and are able to work well with people with complex needs

We will provide regular support and supervision and provide opportunities for development.

Senior Support Worker Intensive Support Service

Location : 18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7AD

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Part Time

For informal visits or further information please contact Selven Daniel on 01372 216313

Main duties of the job

• Toactivelywork withpeopleinimplementingthecareplan devised by a team professional.
• Toactasan advocateandensurethatthereisproperregardforpeoples’dignit y ,choic e ,self-esteem,racia l , cultural,sexualandreligiousneedsandpreferences .
• Toparticipate inassessments,planning, implementationandevaluation ofinterventionsaspartofaholisticapproachworkinginavarietyofsettings.
• To observe and document any changes in wellbeing of the people that they are supporting, reporting to the professional or team manager any new or change in risk or presentation of the person.
• To take appropriate and immediate action to keep people safe in a crisis or safeguarding situation, reporting back to a senior colleague in a timely manner.
• To work within the Positive Behaviour Support framework.
• Tomaintainhighstandardsofcareinallareasofworkinaccordancewiththe Trust Policies and Procedures. To act within Mental Capacity Act (2005).
• TobeawareofandimplementSafeguardingAdultandChildProtectionPolicies,Procedures andlegislation. Tocarryoutresponsibilitiesunder therelevantlegislation.
• To participate in quality assurance activities as required.
• To contribute to specialistteaching/trainingunder supervision whichcanbedeliveredto arangeofmulti-disciplinaryaudiences.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please kindly see the attached job description for further details and information regarding the Senior Support Worker role

Person specification

Qualifications

• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, regulated by Ofqual (for example, BTEC, NVQ, T-Level or recognised Apprenticeship Standards)

Experience

• 12 months experience of working with People with Learning Disabilities or Mental Health setting
• Experience of working in teams

Skills

• A driving license suitable for driving in the U.K and meets the requirements set out by the Trust insurers to drive Trust vehicles.
• To drive Trust transport in line with service needs.

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.

Sponsorship

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note we have the right to close this advert early, once we reach a suitable number of applications.