Support Worker Bank Staff

Brooks and Brooks Recruitment ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester
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Salary: £10 per hour

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Job Purpose: To provide a safe and responsive environment for vulnerable individuals with complex health needs in accordance with the services policies and good professional standards. To provide a range of personal, social, emotional and practical care tasks for the wellbeing of service users and their carers. To work within the assessment and care planning framework, enabling service users and their carers to exercise control over their own lives by maximising their independence. To support the management team and co-workers in the effective and efficient running of the service and its development. Key Tasks: 1.To work in accordance with Care Quality Commission and the companies Policies and Procedures 2.To comply with the requirements of the Health Professionals Council (HPC) Code of Practice for Social care workers 3.To have a knowledge and understanding of the needs of vulnerable adults including those with a Learning Disability, Autism, mental health and Acquired Brain Injury to enable transferable skills across a number of sites. 4. To ensure quality of service to service users by offering support and guidance to fellow workers and other professionals through liaising with service users, their carers, Commissioners, Health and Social care staff, Voluntary and other agencies 5. To attend and contribute to staff meetings, induction, individual and group supervision and appraisals. 6. To undertake any identified training relevant to the role. 7.To provide appropriate levels of support and mentoring to colleagues 8. To work independently and as part of a team to ensure effective service delivery in the completion of your duties and liaising with and seeking guidance from the house Senior, Manager and or On Call manager when required. 9. Ensure that service users and their carers are encouraged to voice their concerns consistent with the service user’s aspirations, and make decisions about their everyday lives whilst liaising with relevant individuals that can provide support e.g. advocates/Care management/ other relevant professionals involved in their care. 10. To ensure the care, health and wellbeing of each individual is provided, whilst reporting and recording concerns to relevant people and liaising with colleagues, medical professionals and any other appropriate body 11. To work within Risk Assessments of service user needs and identify any changes required. To work within individuals Care Plans designed for and agreed with service users. To participate in the completion of Risk Assessments and Care Plans and to ensure these are regularly reviewed and updated as necessary 12. To support and enable/re enable service users who may require assistance with personal care and physical tasks alongside emotional, spiritual wellbeing whilst maintaining dignity and respect at all times. 13. To support the provision of medication to service users, following the company’s policies and procedures. 14. To support the Health and Safety of yourself, service users and others by complying with Health and Safety legislation, Departmental Policies and Procedures whilst reporting concerns to management. To facilitate all manual handling tasks in compliance with best practice, policies and procedures. 15. To maintain appropriate records and pass on any relevant information about the needs of the service user to your manager or other designated persons and ensuring compliance with Data protection and Freedom of information Act. YOU SHOULD BE FLEXIBLE TO SHIFT PATTERNS- DAYS/ EVENINGS/ NIGHTS This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89766670

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