Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term or secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 383-OPC-6289-25
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Derby and Ilkeston
- Town
- Derby and Ilkeston
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum , pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 4
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
Due to the merge of two services, now called Specialist Memory Assessment and Dementia Support Services, we have looked at the skill mix required for this service and as a result we would like to recruit an experienced support worker who is able to deliver psycho-education groups to individuals and carer's. This is a new and highly sort after role, so if you have the skills, knowledge and drive to deliver then this role may be ideal for you.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve delivering psycho-education groups to those that have been diagnosed with dementia and their carer's, have an active part in reviewing group delivery, supervising peers, carrying out checklists, devising individualised care plans and building a rapport with local and national drivers.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”
Benefits include:
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Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
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27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
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Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
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Generous NHS pension scheme
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Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
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Health service discounts and online benefits
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Incremental pay progression
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Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
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Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
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Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further details of main roles and responsibilities required for thes post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- English GCSE
- Maths GCSE
- NVQ L4 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Delivering psycho-education groups
- Supervising peers
- Maintaining professional standards
- Ability to build effective working relationships internally and externally to the organisation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Teaching to the public
- Leading and promoting psych-educational groups
- Evidence of ongoing learning
- Maintaining professional boundaries
- Working with Dementia and Cognitive decline
- Assessment / planning / careplans
Desirable criteria
- Supervising peers
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Narinder Kaur
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 866980
- Additional information
For an informal chat or visit, please contact myself Narinder Kaur - [email protected] or Hannah Baird - [email protected]
As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. Please note that as the current salary threshold is £25,000 it is unlikely we will be able to offer sponsorship for this post as without 2 years previous NHS Service at Band 3 you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship (bank and agency service is excluded). This would apply to anyone who has current time limited right to work in the UK and would require sponsorship in the near future commencing at the bottom of the band. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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