Job summary
- Main area
- Childrens and learning disabilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: To include unsocial hours
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 338-6144576-24-A
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Granville Court
- Town
- Hornsea
- Salary
- £22,383 Per annum FTE
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Care Worker
NHS AfC: Band 2
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding this role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Standard IT Skills
- Care Certificate or NVQ 2 in Health or Social care
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a care setting or with the public in either paid or voluntary setting
- Good Communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people with a learning disability
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate good interpersonal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- 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.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey Robinson
- Job title
- Registered Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01964 561322
- Additional information
Please do not hesitate to contact the home for further information as we welcome all enquiries and will be happy to answer any questions.
You will also have the opportunity to speak with a potential future colleague whom will give you an insight into the role and the prefect opportunity to ask questions.
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