Support Worker

CYGNET; Staveley; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount savings & Cycle to W

Cycle to Work scheme

Regular coaching & appraisal

Expert supervision & peer support

Job summary

Cygnet Acer Clinic is seeking a confident Care & Support Worker to help improve lives at our 28-bed facility for women with complex needs. You will work 42 hours per week across days, nights and weekends, delivering compassionate care in a therapeutic environment with DBS checks required.

Join a national network with regular coaching, supervision and development opportunities, while contributing to meaningful patient outcomes and a supportive team culture at Cygnet.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with patients and colleagues.
• Ability to work as part of a supportive team.
• Compassionate and empathetic approach to care.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs.
• Report on medical and welfare needs as required.
• Safeguard and maintain a safe, clean environment for all.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Empathetic

Motivated

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s 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 confident Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You’ll be working 42 hours a week (Days,Nights and Weekends), making a postive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Acer Clinic. Cygnet Acer Clinic is a 28 bed service providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for women with personality disorder and complex needs or acute mental health needs. Care is provided in a therapeutic environment, with a level of security matched to individual needs. The aim of the treatment, rehabilitation and re-socialisation programme is to prepare the people in our care either for transfer to conditions of lesser security, or for a life in the community.

Your day-to-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

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• £13.15 Per Hour
• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings & "Cycle to Work" scheme

You are…

• 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

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.

In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

At Cygnet, we’ve been changing people’s lives for more than 30 years – thanks to our wide range of high-quality health services. Our care has our patients and residents at its heart and their wellness as its goal. We’re always set on positive, lasting outcomes.