Senior Support Worker

1 month ago

Stockport, United Kingdom Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

It's an exciting time for our award winning Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service. We are expanding our team to include the ability to provide virtual ward capacity whilst continuing to build on our successful UCR model.

UCR services work with patients in their homes across Stockport community to avoid hospital admissions, support those being discharged home and provide virtual ward support using remote monitoring technology and enhanced medical oversight.

We are looking for Senior Support Workers to join us, so if you're an enthusiastic and motivated individual looking to be part of a team providing excellent cutting-edge urgent community care, we'd love to hear from you.

We are a multidisciplinary team working flexibly to provide a seven-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 10pm. We deliver:

A rapid response to people in the community who are experiencing acute episodes of ill-health. Virtual ward admission utilising remote monitoring technology and enhanced medical oversight to provide a safe alternative to hospital admission.

We can offer:

Flexible working hours Training Education & Development Mentorship & Support Mileage and parking allowance Local parking

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

ESSENTIAL CAR USER AND UK DRIVING LICENCE HOLDERS ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Main duties of the job

The focus of this role is providing personal, health and therapy care for patients across the area with acute and diverse needs.

Your day will be varied and interesting, supporting patients towards achieving more independence in their activities of daily living. You will be supported by nursing, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy colleagues to review the needs of patients and input into onward referrals.

Your role will include assisting in the ongoing assessment and provision of care, reablement and reporting all changes in patient status to your registered colleagues both verbally and in written records. You will undertake simple clinical and therapeutic procedures such as taking physical observations, venepuncture, administering medications, simple wound care, rehabilitation programmes and equipment provision. You will record the outcome of contacts with patients, their relatives, and carers on to the electronic patient record. You will have a key role in empowering patients to regain their health and independence in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

o Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

o NHS pension scheme membership

o Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

o NHS Staff discounts

o Cycle to work scheme

oSalary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

o Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification

Work within the Urgent Community Response Team, providing high quality, caring, compassionate care to patients and their families/carers. To include care as directed by UCR clinician following bespoke care plan. Work under the direction of the Registered Healthcare professionals and senior colleagues, both independently and as part of the multi- disciplinary team. Under the direction of a Registered Health Care Professional ensure a high standard of service provision for patients in community, by practicing effective clinical and administrative preparation, effective communication and care delivery, prioritising workload appropriately and contributing to service improvements Participate in giving compassionate high quality care to patients prioritising appropriately and developing competencies that safeguard practice. Develop competencies appropriate to the role. Act always in a manner, which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity, equality, diversity, and confidentiality. Exhibit professional attitude and behaviour and always demonstrate excellent customer care skills. Contribute to effective team working by being fully involved, committed, and participating, to achieving own and others full potential. The role will include visiting patients in their own homes undertaking lone working without direct supervision. The scope of the role will focus on supporting admission avoidance, early supported discharge, promotion of independence and assisting in the effective management of patients whilst on the Urgent Community Response caseload. Will be required to cover other Band 3 work within the neighbourhood team or Stockport borough during periods of annual leave, sickness and maternity leave as appropriate for the maintenance of the service.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £ This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Person Specification

education and quals

Essential

maths and GGCSE or equivalent literate and numerate and evidence of other educational achievments

Desirable

evidence of other educational achievments, care certificate, NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Health or Social Care

knowledge

Essential

understand confidentiality understand how illness effects individuals/family /carers and an understanding of current issues effecting the NHS and Social Care

Experience

Essential

efectively working in a team whilst valuingteam contributions relevant experience to the post

Desirable

previous experience in health/social community in the community, vita signs monitoring understanding of palliative care basic nursinf care safe patient handling understanding of health and safety

skills and abilities

Essential

good written verbal and interpersonal skills ability to work without direct supervision, good time management ability to work independently following verbal and written instruction IT skills willing to learn and be adaptable and good communicator personal integrity, team player good time keeper can use initiative

Desirable

good organisational skills

work related

Essential

car driver and be flexible in response to the service need

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