Employer: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Marvin House
Town: Dorchester
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 p.a.
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/11/2024 23:59
Senior Support Worker
Band 4
Job overview
Are you an innovative, creative, motivated caring professional who is looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity to join our well established Pan Dorset Intellectual Disability (ID) CAMHS service.
The team works collaboratively, and you will have the support and opportunity to develop your own skills and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
This role is a full-time permanent position within the pan-Dorset ID CAMHS service. The role will involve working across the two sites in Dorset - Southbourne and Dorchester, with your base of work being at Marvin House. You will need to have a valid driving licence and use of a car as you will be required to review and monitor patients in their own homes and within other community settings. Opportunities for flexible working are available as long as the service needs are met.
Main duties of the job
1. To assist with the planning, delivery and review of individual intervention plans as part of the Pan Dorset Intellectual Disabilities (ID) CAMHS Team.
2. To carry out treatments, procedures, and therapeutic interventions in accordance with Trust policies promoting a person-centred approach at all times.
3. To assist in ensuring that young people and their families have input into and engage effectively with interventions and are able to access appropriate services.
4. To assist young people to gain access to resources/services including school.
5. To participate in clinical supervision in line with organisational policy.
6. To work collaboratively at all times with a range of professionals and organisations liaising regularly with key workers.
7. To develop and maintain positive and collaborative relationships with young people and their families based on mutual respect and honesty, ensuring appropriate boundaries are maintained at all times.
8. To provide accurate written and verbal reports to the multi-disciplinary team on individual young people’s progress, including attending case conferences.
9. To carry out specific work with individual children as outlined in individual behaviour and skills plans.
10. To act as a role model to junior staff upholding and implementing good practice in the workplace, always ensuring the highest standards of evidence-based care.
Working for our organisation
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person specification
Knowledge, Skills and training
* Good standard of general education.
* NVQ level 3 in Care, Foundation Degree, or equivalent level of experience/qualification.
Job specific experience
* Previous experience of working in a community Intellectual Disability setting.
* To be able to demonstrate a functional understanding of a total communication approach and communication systems that support young people with Intellectual Disabilities.
* Able to act calmly in emergencies and respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging situations.
* Good organisational skills and demonstrable ability to prioritise.
* To have a basic understanding of the principles of behavioural assessment and intervention and its use with this client group supported by the team.
Information Technology
* Basic IT keyboard skills, normally obtained through practice or practical training.
Personal Attributes
* Self-motivated.
* Able to work effectively as part of a team.
At Dorset HealthCare we want to offer all our staff the opportunity to work flexibly, putting health and wellbeing first, whilst continuing the delivery of excellent patient care. Flexible working looks different for everyone and we welcome applicants to discuss flexible working opportunities with the recruiting manager.
What working for us will provide:
* 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions)
* Health and wellbeing services
* Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
* Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals
* Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
* Access to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our Trust
* Relocation costs where applicable
* Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying annual leave
* NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more
Visit our careers website to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.
What you need to do:
Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you; alternatively, if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.
Regrettably, we are not able to offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you attempt to apply for a role that we do not offer sponsorship for, you will receive notification of this at the time of starting your application and you will not be able to proceed. At this point, we wish to thank you for your interest in working for us and apologise we cannot take your application any further.
Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Further guidance can be found on the gov.uk website. It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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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.
Name: Ashley Mitchell
Job title: Team Lead
Email address: ashley.mitchell1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01305361414
Additional information: Please feel free to contact the service pre-application for an informal chat or a visit to Marvin House.
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