Healthcare Support Worker

We are an award winning service and rapidly expanding to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities in the community. This post includes 2 days working at Queens Hospital supporting the Acute Nurse Liaison with reasonable adjustments for service users attending outpatient appointments or who are admitted.3 days a week will be supporting service users in the community and may include those that are attending outpatient appointments at Queens Hospital or County Hospital., You would work as part of a multi-professional team consisting of Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Speech and Language Therapists. You will work collaboratively with the Specialist Community Learning Disability Team, mainstream services and statutory and Independent Sector Services. You will visit clients in their own homes, in day services, in residential care homes or in other community settings.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Community Healthcare Support Worker to join our South Staffordshire Community Learning Disability Team. You would cover the South Staffordshire area and we have bases in both Lichfield and Stafford., This is an exciting opportunity for anyone that has a passion for supporting people with learning disabilities in the community.Previous experience of working with people with learning disabilities in the community is essential. The post holder will need to be able to meet the travelling requirements of the post and access to a car is essential.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.