Job Introduction
Training
We don’t expect you to know everything when you join Gray Healthcare! We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training (company induction, systems, meds etc.) followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint-dominant approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. This could be PBS, epilepsy, ligature etc. and finally, you’ll complete shadow shifts.
Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.
Hours
Hours
We are looking for people to work the following mixed shift patterns with flexibility for either early or late shifts or full 12 hour shifts:-
12 hour shift- 08.00am till 20.00pm
OR
Early Shift- 8.00am- 14.00pm
OR
Late Shift- 14.00pm-20.00pm.
Additional to this, you will cover 1 x 12 hour back up shift which will be based on site in the staff office. This can be discussed in more detail at pre-screen stage.
Recruitment Process
- Telephone interview with specialist recruiter to go through the role in more detail and find out more about you and why you have applied.
- TEAMS or Face to Face interview with Community Support Manager
- Compliance & Background checks including employment references, Right To Work checks and Enhanced DBS.
The Ideal Candidate
Ideally, we are looking for individuals who have experience working nights previously in healthcare and live a commutable distance to the service. It is essential that individuals have experience supporting vulnerable individuals with Mental Health needs. Therefore, being positive and having a good sense of humour would be a strong match for this lady. It would be beneficial if to have some experience supporting others who also have a diagnosis of Emotional Unstable Personality Disorder.
You will be an instrumental part of the team and will receive outstanding clinical support, leadership, and person-centred training. In this role you will support an individual to develop or regain life skills, assisting participation in community life by building strong and trusting working relationships.
We are looking for people who have worked in social care previously.
You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have 6 month's healthcare experience within in the United Kingdom.
We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available.
Package Description
Gray Healthcare are looking for Female Support Workers in Blackpool and the surrounding areas to support a young female who has mental health needs.
All the people that we support live alone in their own properties and have their own teams providing 24-hour support on a 1:1 basis.
You must have experience of providing support to a person with complex mental health needs and behaviours that may be perceived as challenging within the UK as well as experience of understanding and implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
