Healthcare Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Care & Support Worker to deliver outstanding care to service users. This role involves offering emotional and physical support, maintaining a safe environment, and contributing to individuals' welfare. The ideal candidate will be driven, an excellent communicator, and sensitive to the needs of service users. The position offers continuous learning opportunities and benefits like health plans and discounted memberships.

Benefits

Apprenticeship opportunities

Expert supervision and support

Free Health Cash plan

24-hour free GP support line

Free life assurance cover

Free eye tests

Car lease discounts

Discounted gym membership

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Driven to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Ability to provide emotional and physical support.
• Sensitivity and intuition to understand individual needs.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach.
• Provide guidance and encouragement.
• Report on medical and welfare needs as required.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Empathy

Flexibility

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are looking for a confidentCare & Support Workerwith a passion for delivering outstanding care.

Cygnet Hospital Kewstokeprovides an emergency admissions servicefor men and a pathway for women from low secure to rehabilitation including a specialist servicefor personality disorder.

This role will be 12 hour shifts working a mixture ofDays & Nights.

The hospital has more than 16 acres of landscaped grounds and overlooks the Bristol Channel. This beachside location, just outside Weston-super-Mare, helps us provide a quiet, peaceful and therapeutic environment which can offer service users a broad range of therapies including CBT, Schema Therapy, EMDR & DBT.

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects whilereaping the rewards of making a difference to others – every day.

Your day-to-day…

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs
• Report on medical & welfare needs as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all

You are…

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s lives
• An excellent communicator & a good team player
• Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Expert supervision & support
• Employee referral scheme
• Free Health Cash plan
• 24 hours free GP support line
• Free life assurance cover
• Free eye tests
• Car lease discounts
• Discounted gym membership
• Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover
• Pension scheme
• Employee NHS – discount savings & “Cycle to Work” scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks

Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

What next?

If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.

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