Short term services support worker

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Support Worker to provide essential care in the community, ensuring high standards and support for various healthcare needs. This role offers part-time hours with a focus on maximizing patient independence, end of life care, and flexible shift availability.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Staff Discounts

Career development and training opportunities

24-hour employee support helpline

Qualifications

• Ability to provide personal care, support with social needs.
• Experience with client care and communication.
• Flexibility to work various shifts including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to individuals in the community.
• Monitor and report changes in service users' conditions.
• Adhere to Trust policies while completing assigned tasks.

Skills

Personal care

Domestic care

Clinical needs support

Communication

Education

Training in social care reablement

Job description

Short term services are recruiting for a Support Worker to join our team on a part-time (36 hrs) permanent contract were you will provide care and support to people in the community with a focus on maximising independence, and delivering a high standard of care to a variety of people, this can also include end of life care.

Following a period of acute ill health or hospitalisation, you will undertake short term care as defined in care & short term service plans or delegated task from Therapist/Nurses, and contribute to the assessment process and ongoing monitoring and review of peoples goals and reporting any changes to a persons medical condition.

This is an exciting development of services to help prevent avoidable hospital admissions working alongside intermediate care teams and other community teams.

You will be working as part of a team, this will include lone working within the community.

You will be working across Torbay and South Devon to provide integrated health and social care. Working closely with other organisations.

• Provide support to service users with personal care, domestic care, social needs and clinical needs in accordance with the care plan, and within the limits of own competencies and responsibilities
• To observe and evaluate the service users response to the care plan and communicate changes in need and/or circumstances to the appropriate member of the service in a timely manner
• Provide a flexible service which will include shift patterns between 0800 hrs and 2200 hrs, 7 days a week
• Provide reports on service users using the service IT system , while complying with the Trust Policies and Procedures
• Contribute to a safe working environment for self and others and report situations on accordingly in line with Trust Policies and Procedures and other partner organisations
• Undertake training relevant to the post and in line with personal development and review
• During times of reduced work to provide support to other teams linked with the service
  
  

Why work with us

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The Service operates 7 days a week, 8am-2pm and 3pm-10pm

Full training in social care reablement is provided with a uniform and smart phone. You will be paid for each shift regardless of contact time, also travel time is paid at the full hourly rate with a generous mileage allowance. Shift enhancements are paid for evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

There is the opportunity to rotate through various different settings and career progression opportunities , such as the assistant practitioner role.

Torbay and South Devon is ideally situated with access to the Moors and coastline and a great place to work.

The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay.

Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Childcare at our day nursery
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
• Staff Discounts
• Career development and training opportunities
• Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline
  
  

For additional information and/or informal discussion please contact Lindsey Lovell, Service Manager, 07792576490

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lindsey Lovell Job title: Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07792576490