Support Worker
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Adeyfield, Dacorum
Support Worker
£29114
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Adeyfield, Dacorum
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 25 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 01d9d19059074c4980f0722842eb1552
Full Job Description
- The post holder will mentor and work alongside Health Access Champions at all times to overcome any barriers, and acknowledging their social, emotional, physical and wellbeing needs to enable them to maintain effective working relationships and fulfil their job role using and interpreting up to date knowledge of the practical application of equalities and social care legislation plus relevant national and local guidance pertaining to people with learning disabilities.
- A key element is to provide 1:1 support to the individuals within the workplace.
- Interpret Health Access Champions' individual needs and co-create a work plan that includes achievable targets to ensure the Health Access Champions reach their potential within the workplace with their agreement.
- Attendance at meetings with all Health Access Champions and support with their bespoke mandatory training.
- Supporting Health Access Champions across Herts & Bucks, at times on a 1:1 basis, to ensure they are working to the level required and following work plans. This incorporates specific role modelling and support for Health Champions in situational influencing., The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Do you have the passion and energy to make a real difference in the lives of people with an intellectual disability? We are currently looking to recruit a skilled and experienced Support Worker to work alongside our Health Access Champions., - Diploma health and social care or equivalent experience
- English and Maths GCSE/equivalent at Grade A-C
- An understanding of the LD and social care system
- Commitment to Continuing Personal Development, Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities in a health, educational or social care setting
- Evidence of keenness to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with learning disabilities Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing job coaching support
- Ability to supervise/mentor others, Skills and knowledge within the field of learning disability
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services. The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it! Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional