Senior Support Worker

Description:

Be part of making lives better as a Senior Support Worker at The Copse in Weston-Super-Mare and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

Use your knowledge, experience, and caring nature to make a positive difference to the lives of people with Mental Health conditions.  

You’ll be looked after, with a fulfilling career where you’re valued, recognised, and supported, with colleagues there for you and a culture built on kindness and teamwork.

There’s also a range of training and development options available to help you achieve your career aspirations, allowing you to grow and succeed as a Senior Support Worker and beyond. Over 2,000 staff had a promotion last year, that’s 25% of the workforce, so the opportunities really are there.  

What you will be doing
 
You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with a range of Mental Health conditions, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recover pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.
Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analysing behaviours and adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene.  

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your involvement, knowing that you’ve made someone’s life better.

The shift pattern is 12.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including nights and weekends, 40.25 Hours per week.

As a Senior Support Worker you should

Be working towards NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care

Have least 2 years experience

Have a valid UK driving licence (preferred to assist with community visits)

Have excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour

Be able to deal with challenging behaviours

Have a positive and professional approach

Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. 20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted. 

Where you will be working

Location: Beechmont Close, Old Mixon, Weston-Super- Mare, Somerset , BS24 9EX

You will be working at The Copse, a rehabilitation service for men and women requiring a medium term placement focusing on active rehabilitation in order to progress into future community placements. Service users may or may not be detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) with a diagnosis of mental illness.

The Copse is a rehabilitation recovery service for men and women with a mental health problem. Service Users typically come from either acute or low secure hospitals, or directly from the community. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to support service .

Located within the heart of the Weston-Super-Mare community, minutes from the sea front. The copse has excellent bus links to all the local services. The service provides a relaxed and homely setting within a modern and vibrant environment. Service users have their own private bedrooms which can be personalised. There are kitchens, comfortable lounges and dining rooms and pretty gardens to relax in.
 
What you will get
 

Annual salary of £26,790

The equivalent of 33 days annual leave– plus your birthday off!

Free meals and parking in local streets

Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance

Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals

Pension contribution to secure your future

Life Assurance for added peace of mind

Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure