Support Worker

Cygnet Health Care; Walshaw; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks Care & Support Workers for their team in Walshaw. This full-time role involves working 37.5 hours a week on a shift basis, assisting service users with mental health issues and personality disorders. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication and teamwork skills and have a genuine desire to make a difference. The position offers a competitive hourly rate, flexible working, support for ongoing learning, and a variety of employee benefits.

Benefits

Employee discount savings

Cycle to Work scheme

Wellbeing centre access

Flexible working with opportunity for overtime

Regular coaching & appraisal

Qualifications

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people's lives.
• Sensitive and intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment.
• An excellent communicator and a good team player.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all service users.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical & emotional support.
• Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Empathy

Adaptability

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 confident Care & Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working a full time contract (37.5 hours per week) with 12 hour shifts across both days, nights & Weekends at Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes. Your role will be working with male/female service users on one of our high priority Adult wards working with various personality disorders and mental health issues. Successful applicants would be required to attend a 3 week full time induction at the start of employment (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm) Cygnet Bury Dunes provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services and emergency admission services. Each service user has a bedroom with en suite facilities and a range of communal spaces including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir. Your Day-to-Day…

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all our service users, patients & residents
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals' specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe and clean e nvironment for all
  Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people's lives
• An excellent communicator and a good team player
• Sensitive and intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Helping to empower & support service user independence.
  £12.60 Per Hour
• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
• Recruitment referrals
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check
• What next? If you care about making a difference - we want to talk to you