Positive Practice Worker – Newhouse
1. Location: Cardiff
2. Salary: £24,686.10
3. Hours: 38.5
Are you looking for a rewarding career? If you are a caring, energetic, enthusiastic individual, Iris Care Group has an exciting new opportunity for (a) Positive Practice Worker to join one of our well-established teams at Newhouse, St Fagan’s.
Employing nearly 1’800 people, Iris Care Group is the largest independent health and social care provider across the Southwest of England and South Wales. We provide innovative, effective, and forward-thinking care for adults with specialist mental healthcare needs.
With over 90% of staff saying they enjoy their job; we are proud to have created environments where our staff feel rewarded and fulfilled. Work for us and you’ll go home knowing that you’ve made a difference .
What will you receive?
4. Annual salary of £24,686.10
5. Holiday allowance of 216 hours (28.8 days) per annum paid inclusive of bank holidays, with additional holidays for long service
6. Industry-leading training
7. Employee Assistance Program – free 24/7 confidential helpline (domestic, financial, legal, health support, etc.)
8. High street retail discount scheme
9. ‘Recognise Me’, our new staff benefits, wellbeing and recognition platform
10. Free on-site parking and uniform
11. Friendly and supportive work environment
12. No zero-hour contracts
13. Overtime opportunities
14. Death in service
Iris Care Group also offers a ‘refer a friend’ scheme: where you could earn as much as £1000* for every new staff member you successfully introduce.
Roles & Responsibilities
15. Ensure that all areas of the service have continual access to a member of staff whose role it is to ensure adherence to person centred plans (including positive behaviour support plans)
16. Ensure and promote a continual focus on person centred outcomes across the service.
17. Act as a guide and advisor for all staff, working to structured support plans and link to the established clinical teams in our services.
18. Ensure that prescribed interventions are delivered, that care plans are co-produced alongside the people we support and their families.
19. Collect and monitor outcome data daily.
20. Promote and uphold the privacy, rights, dignity, health and wellbeing of the individuals.
21. General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care to help Service Users.
Role Requirements
22. To succeed in this role you must have an interest in and commitment to the practice of clinical psychology as an applied science or will have a career aspiration in a related discipline.
23. You will also be aware of current policy agendas relating to person centred practice, values-based practice and the need for services to continually focus on reducing restrictive interventions.
24. Previous experience in working in services for people with Mental Health and Learning Disability is desirable.
All staff who work in a service that is registered with Care Inspectorate for Wales (CIW) will be required to register with Social Care Wales from 1st October 2022. You must also be prepared to work towards/undertake the necessary qualifications to meet the requirements to register.