Support Worker

Our service user is a gentleman in his 40's who lives in Accrington and requires support on a 2:1 basis throughout the day and night to support with his complex and clinical care needs.

He is a big fan of watching T.V, including a variety of programmes such as sports, soaps, and box sets, and enjoys listening to music through his Alexa. He loves to spend time with friends and his care team and quite often enjoys a takeaway.

A key aspect of this role involves assisting him to enjoy his hobbies, interests and accessing his favourite social activities, whilst providing care and companionship. He has a great sense of humour who loves a bit of banter and is looking for a like-minded person to join his team.

Throughout the day your role will be to support with his daily tasks such as personal care, moving and handling, meal preparation and attending to his clinical needs when required.

Throughout the night you will provide support with his personal care, repositioning, clinical observations and attending to his clinical care needs when required. You will promote a peaceful environment to ensure a restful night's sleep.

We are looking for experienced and committed Support Workers and Healthcare Assistants with an interactive approach, who are eager to enhance their skills in the complex care sector. While prior complex care experience is beneficial, it is not a requirement as full bespoke clinical training will be provided.

You will need to be passionate about delivering the highest quality care to our service users, building positive relationships with them and their family whilst empowering them to live as independently as possible within the comfort of their own home., Our ideal candidate will have experience in managing challenging behaviours and will have a strong-willed approach.

To be successful in this role it is essential that you have experience with the following:

• 3 months previous care experience


• Medication Administration


• Personal Care


• Moving and Handling


• Managing challenging behaviours


Experience working with the following clinical needs is desirable, however is not essential to be considered for this role:

• Catheter Care


• Parkinson's Experience
  
  Part Time Days and nights available 2 shifts per week


• 7:00am - 7:00pm


• 7:00pm- 7:00am


• Alternate Weekends are needed for this position


Take a look at our pay rates!

Weekdays: £13.00 per hour (Approx. £156 per 12-hour shift)

Weeknights: £13.50 per hour (Approx. £162 per 12-hour shift)

Weekends: £14.00 per hour (Approx. £168.00 per 12-hour shift)

Bank Holidays: £16.00 per hour (Approx. £192.00 per 12-hour shift)

This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to our service user, really making an impact on his day-to-day life., We are passionate about delivering the highest standard of care and we recognise that our Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers are integral to doing this. In return for your hard work and dedication you will receive:

• Flexible hours to suit


• Confirmed rotas


• Excellent rates of pay


• Holiday pay


• Full clinical training


• Opportunity to work with other service users in the area


• Ongoing professional training and development