Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Support Worker
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Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Senior Support Worker to join our professional team, supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and complex health needs to live fulfilling and independent lives.
About The Role
As a Senior Support Worker, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred support both within our services and the wider community. Working closely with families, carers, advocates, colleagues, and healthcare professionals, you will help ensure the people we support achieve their goals and enjoy the best possible quality of life.
What We're Looking For
- A caring, positive, and proactive approach.
- Experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, and/or complex needs.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- The ability to motivate and support team members while delivering excellent care.
- Commitment to promoting independence, choice, dignity, and inclusion.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a supportive and rewarding environment where every day brings the chance to make a meaningful difference. You'll be empowered to lead by example, develop your skills, and positively impact the lives of the people we support.
Join us and help create opportunities, independence, and brighter futures for the people we support.
Please note if you are selected for interview we will require applicants to provide evidence of their Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care prior to interview.
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Key Responsibilities
- Support people using the service in line with their individual care plan to promote as much independence as possible.
- To assist with all aspects of personal care (supporting continence needs, showering etc.) in accordance with individual’s support needs.
- Participate in the ongoing monitoring of the health (mental and physical) and behaviour of people using the service.
- Reporting and recording all relevant information and reporting to senior staff any changes in the person.
- Act as a key-worker for named individuals within the service.
- To promote, support and deliver a range of activities within the service and in the wider community.
- To provide person-centred support as identified within the care plan ensuring respect, privacy and dignity at all times.
- Help to maintain and develop relationships between individuals, families and friends.
- Involve people in the development of their own care and support packages.
- Ensure confidentiality in all matters relating to each person is maintained.
- To maintain the safety of people at all times, alerting senior staff to any identified risks whether perceived or actual.
- There is an amount of manual handling involved including assisting people with walking, sitting and other activities of daily living and by means of wheelchairs and mechanical aids within recommended guidelines.
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About Us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Location
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for this role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jasmin Strothmann
- Job title: Manager
- Email address: jasmin.strothmann@sabp.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01784 465134
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