What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Community Integrated Care is currently seeking a dedicated and compassionate health and social care professional with experience of Complex Care services for a Service Leader based in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
Benefits & USP’s:
1. Salary of from £ - £ (Depending on experience)
2. Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
3. Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all it profits right back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities
4. Managed by supportive senior leadersSave
5. 33 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)
6. Pension Scheme
7. No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
8. Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
9. We will pay for your DBS / PVG
10. Shopping Discounts Scheme
11. Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
12. Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
13. Financial Hardship Fund
14. Investment in your wellbeing
Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We work hard to enriching the lives of people with many different care needs. It’s exciting and rewarding work, and we’re full of pride and passion for what we do
Since the early days, we’ve grown to provide many innovative and bespoke care services to thousands of people across England and Scotland. We want to provide support based on the principles of choice, dignity and respect. This resonates in our vision of ‘Your Life, Your Choice’ and our strategy ‘Best Lives Bolder’.
We have strong values and we’re proud to pioneer new ways of delivering social care to stand out in our sector. In the past two years, we have won or made the shortlist for over national and regional awards!
We are also focused on our people. Our Support Workers are dedicated and passionate about going ‘the extra mile’ for the people we support and in return, we go the extra mile for them by investing in pay, recognition, wellbeing and continued professional and personal development. We will provide you with all the training, support and personal protective equipment you need in your role and will help you develop, should you decide you want to develop your career with us.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:
We are 6 young adults in our 20’s and 30’s and share one thing; how different and unique we all are. We are all mobile and like to get out and about. Some of us may require different levels of support in our home or in the community. We have different challenges in our lives which include learning difficulties, communication, and autism.
We have a large staff team at Ridgewood who are all trained to support us and our needs.
What is important to us
Our homes – we are very proud of our own bungalows and have decorated them the way we like them with our own favourite things
Being busy - we all like different things these can include shopping, music, gaming, eating out, cinema, theatre, the park, going for walks, going on public transport, bowling, days in the country and many, many more.
Having Fun - we like to have fun at Ridgewood and have a laugh with our staff team. We love going out and having fun but we also love being as independent as possible in our bungalows. We also sometimes have parties and crafts in bungalow 1 (the office) and in the garden - this is where we can all get together and have parties and barbeques
Our Staff - we like warm, friendly, and kind staff we would not like anyone who is too loud or bossy but hopefully you like to laugh and sing It would be great if you’d like to work us especially if you are fun, like going out on adventures – we promise you no two days are the same!
Our Home - There are 7 Bungalows at Ridgewood Number 1 is an office for staff The other 6 are for us we have our own tenancies and are decorate our homes how we like We each have a large bathroom, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, plus a lounge and a private garden. Our neighbours are all amazing as our neighbours are each other, we have our own little street. We have private parking which you can use to park your car We have a shared car for outings
About You
Qualifications
15. Professional Qualification in Health and Social Care, i.e qualified Nurse, Social Worker, SVQ Leve4 (Scot)/ Care and Management Level 5 (Eng).
16. Evidence of Continuing professional Development
17. Medication Level 3 training and ability to undertake competency assessments for support Workers (desirable)
Knowledge and Experience
18. Experience of getting to know people individually and ensuring their needs are met in a way that is caring, kind and respectful.
19. Experience of working independently
20. Understanding of person -centred support
21. Experience of Working in Complex Care within a social or health care setting
22. Working with MDT Teams and participating in Complex Care case reviews for people supported
23. Working with people supported who present behaviours that require intensive support planning and management to ensure their safety and quality of life at all times
24. Proven track record of working in a health and social care setting
25. Working to budgetary targets and improvement plans
26. Experience of leading teams and managing performance
27. Experience of working to CQC/CI regulations and inspector processes
NB: This role profile is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, but to give an indication of the main areas of activity and involvement.
In addition you will be comfortable using basic IT Systems that are required within the role - training can be offered to support this area
Your values:
This is a great opportunity to make a genuine difference, where you will be responsible for leading an engaged and motivated team to change lives and deliver person-centred outcomes for every person we support. You will also take the lead by driving performance, setting the pace and direction within services, promoting a positive and passionate culture, and ensuring that services are appropriately and effectively resourced to change lives for the better.
Naturally it is important too that you share our company values - We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable, which are at the heart of everything we do and ensure that we deliver high quality, consistent care and support. People's values are important to use, so we look for people with:
28. Patience
29. Empathy, Compassion and Sensitivity to others
30. A strong work ethic
31. Reliability
32. Honesty
33. Determination
34. A problem Solver
35. Resilience