Support Worker - Waking Nights
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Rhagfyr 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £13.47 i £13.90 yr awr |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £13.47 - £13.90 an hour |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Devizes, SN10 3AF |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | F0041-5740 |
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Care job family overview: Support and assist the well-being of individuals and groups to assure their protection, security and development Safeguarding, protection and care Community, residential, day or field settings Ongoing risk/needs assessment of and advice for individuals/groups Specification of any non-council provision Individual or small group emphasis May involve personal care activities Likely to involve immediate response to client Service / Function Context To provide excellent quality Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered respite services to customers. Such services need to be delivered in a business-like manner, promoting independence, responding to crisis and delivering good outcomes for people using the Think Local Act Personal principles of a good life. The services in the Provider Services function include: 3 respite services Shared lives services Day services Intensive Support Service Enablement & Outreach Service The post holder will ensure that services are delivered to the highest standards, providing robust quality assurance, compliant with all legal and statutory requirements and within an effective and efficient performance management and budgetary framework. Specific requirements: Flexibility is required in order to provide a responsive service to emergency situations, ensuring the safety and well-being of those at the home, which may involve working outside core hours. The postholder will need to be flexible in terms of work locations, dividing time between respite and day settings as required. Have a flexible approach and work within a varied rota including on call, evenings, weekends, sleeping-in and waking night duties. The postholder will need to be able to remain awake and alert whilst undertaking waking nights duties. The postholder will need to be physically fit to perform all aspects of the role. Communication with colleagues and others: Advise the Senior support worker or the Team Leader of any significant risk to a customer as soon as reasonably practical. Maintain regular informal and formal communication links with other colleagues to ensure a smooth hand-over at the start and end of a shift. Where customers are living with a high degree of independence, the post holder should maintain regular telephone contact with them, as per guidelines and/or risk assessments in place. Engage in regular supervision sessions with either the Senior support worker or Team Leader. In the event of a serious incident or accident, contact appropriate outside agencies, such as GP, hospital, fire brigade or police, as well as your immediate line manager (or out of hours On-Call Manager). Administration: Accurately complete all records required in accordance with Wiltshire Council policies and procedures. Undertake learning opportunities relevant to the service the post holder works within; The post holder may be required to travel between the settings and other locations; Maintain the confidentiality of all information concerning customers; Undertake any such other duties as are required and are appropriate to the job; This post will involve unsocial and weekend working, as well as sleep-in duties. Have a flexible approach and work within a varied rota including on call, evenings, weekends and sleeping-in, and waking nights duties, as responsibilities and customers needs may change.