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Care Worker

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • Applications have closed

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Do you want to make a difference? Granville Court is unique in the trust portfolio of services in that we are a person’s home, we also offer respite to families from across the East Riding of Yorkshire, and Hull.

We are delighted to be able to offer following a review a number of opportunities for Band 2 Care Workers to join our amazing team at Granville Court.

If you have experience in either a residential, nursing home, working with adults with PMLD and would like to enhance your skills further then this could be the right opportunity for yourself. We offer a very attractive pay package for experienced care workers including unsocial hour payments. We will also consider any flexible working requests.

It is not essential that you have experience in care rather the enthusiasm to make a difference and you will be well supported in developing the required skills to enhance and support our residents’ daily lives.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to not only join this unique home but also to belonging to an NHS origination with attractive benefits including supportive induction to the home, training both mandatory and bespoke, annual leave entitlement, enhancement for working unsocial hours etc .By joining our home, you will have the opportunity every day to make a difference to the lives of individuals who have a profound and multiple learning disability who also have associated complex health care needs.

Our ethos is that everyone has the right to live a life well lived and loved and you would be joining an extremely compassionate, kind and caring team in ensuring this ethos is provided in a dignified and respectful way.

You will be working under the guidance and support of specialist registered nurse, healthcare assistants, activity coordinators and colleges who together ensure that our residents never lose their sense of individuality in both personality and care delivery.

Every day is different, and your role can and will be as varied as the persons needs require however this only adds to the rewards of working at the home.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale & Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of patients and service users.

To find out about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services

You’ll join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives daily. We’re extremely proud of our Trust community, knowing you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need from your new team to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of health and safety at work
  • Awareness of issues relation to supporting individuals with a profound learning disability
  • Care certificate or relevant work both paid or unpaid in a care delivery environment or willingness to undertake further study.

Desirable

  • Standard IT Skills
  • Care Certificate or NVQ 2 in Health or Social care

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a care setting or with the public in either paid or voluntary setting
  • Good Communication skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working with people with a learning disability

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate good interpersonal communication skills

Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate to work with care and compassion
  • Ability to work with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities for there whole journey of life.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Closing Date: 22 May 2023