Support Worker - Complex Care - East Sussex

Your experience will reflect in your practice as you see the resulting outcomes of your skills and expertise in enabling our clients to use their strengths to improve their own well-being.

What do we need from you?

We are looking for high quality, dynamic and experienced Complex Care Support Workers who have worked with a range of conditions and age groups. If you have experience with supporting children or young adults with ASD and other physical complex care needs, we would like to hear from you.

We have few clients requiring support in the Lewes, East Sussex area. This is apart timeposition.

You will need to be an experienced support worker who can support our clients to engage in community-based activities, as part of their personal development and progression.

YOU MUST HOLD A UK DRIVING LICENCE AND HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR

Required Skills/Qualifications

Job title

Support Worker

Department

Claimont Head

Office

Reports to

Clinical

Operations

Job purpose

Claimont Home Care Ltd is a CQC registered unique service in the

private sector delivering specialist mental health nursing at home when

inpatient admission is being considered or for inpatients treated in hospital

but who wish, and are able, to be discharged home. Claimont is not an agency.

We invest in people and build relationships based on mutual support and long

term commitment. The work we offer our staff can be extremely varied and is

rooted in a Patient Centred, holistic approach. We value our nurses and

support workers skills and experience and support them with any additional

training requirements they may need. We are looking for high quality, dynamic

and experienced Complex Care Support Workers who have experience working with young people/children diagnosed with ASD.

Key accountabilities

You will expect

to support on the following.

involved

in an individuals care.

Ensure management

policies and protocols and ensure adhered to practice guidance, as they are

updated and respond to national and local guidance.

Ensure

that written records of all aspects of client treatment and progress are

maintained throughout the treatment process.

maintain all documentation and records as required, including electronic

patient records within 24 hours of event

activities with clients that enable full access to community life.

families/carers to assist them in understanding mental health and coping

effectively with issues arising from their role as carers.

highest degree of confidentiality in delivery of treatment packages.

effective communication with referring agents as appropriate.

high level of professional core psychiatric skills.

effective clinical links with colleagues, carers and relatives of client

and develop links with community services/resources.

the use of evidence-based practice.

fully contribute to all team meetings.

assessment findings in the appropriate format to the people who need

them

confidentiality and security of patient data is always maintained in

compliance with the Data Protection Act.

confidentiality of staff, patients and carers is maintained in line with

Claimont policy.

appropriate mandatory training courses in line with requirements of the

role, Health and Safety Regulations and as part of personal development,

e.g., systems training, fire awareness training, appraisals.

To carry

out any other duties as requested by the Registered Manager to ensure the

quality of service provided by the team.

To

actively participate in a performance review and the development and

implementation of a personal development plan.

responsibility for their own professional development ensuring

professional standards are maintained and statutory and mandatory

training is in date.

any training as requested.

the Professional Code of Conduct relating to your profession (if

applicable).

the principles and values set out in the Claimont Contractors Manual.

that the health and wellbeing of patients is at the centre of all

activities and that all staff engage and communicate with patients as

appropriate.

promote quality and safety of patients, visitors and staff thus enabling

Claimont to meet its regulation requirements (Care Quality Commission

Registration Regulations and Outcomes) that relate most directly to

patients and strive for continuous quality improvement.

To

observe Claimont Equal Opportunities Policy providing equality of treatment

and opportunity to employees, client, and service providers irrespective of

sex, sexuality, age, marital status, ethnic origin, or disability.

To take

responsibility for the health & safety of themselves and other persons

who may be affected by their omissions or actions at work.

Claimont's Health and Safety Policy and ensure matters are managed in

accordance with it.

co-operate with Claimont to ensure that statutory and departmental

regulations are adhered to.

accidents, incidents and near misses, implementing corrective action

where necessary.

To comply

fully with the duties and responsibilities outlined the Claimont's

Information Governance Policy.

with the Data Protection Act 1998, NHS Confidentiality guidelines (e.g.,

Caldicott, GMC) and any code of practice on Confidentiality and Data

Protection as expected by Claimont.

that all information collected, stored, and used is done so in compliance

with the above Act and any relevant Claimont Policies.

matters of concern with your Manager/Director

that promoting the welfare and safeguarding children, young people and

adults is everyone's business and access training and supervision as

appropriate to the role.

the organisation in ensuring the client is protected from abuse or the

risk of abuse and their human rights are respected and upheld.

concerns are responded to appropriately in line with the Claimont's

Safeguarding Adults Policy and the Child Protection Policy and

interagency safeguarding procedures.

with recruitment and other checks as requested by the organisation

including undertaking an Enhanced Disclosure via the Criminal Records

Bureau.

Ensure the effective flow of

information within the team, between the team and management and with

external parties, representing corporate messages constructively and

observing Claimont's internal

communication policies and procedures.

Carry out day to day tasks in

accordance with stated policies, procedures, and regulations.

Help to project the desired image of

Claimont by demonstrating the corporate

values through own example while ensuring they are developed with others by

promoting thinking, skills and behaviour associated with Claimont's leadership and culture.

Internal contacts

Internal

Stakeholders and Claimont team members

External contacts

Local Authorities and other partner organisations.

So, what can we off you in return for your dedication

and commitment?

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Paid Induction and CPD support.

Please apply if you would like to hear more about an opportunity

where you will have time to provide the specialist care you envisaged when you

chose your career in mental health.

Claimont Health follows safer

recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff

understand it is each persons individual responsibility and are committed to

promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be

subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

Qualifications

Experience

Skills