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Job Description
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- Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
- Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
- Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
- Assist with medical & welfare needs
- Report on medical & welfare needs as required
- Safeguard
- Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
- Starting salary of £13.21, probation pass at 6 months increase to £12.33 further increase at 18 months to £13.65 p/h
- Detailed induction of 13 days training plus face to face classroom based training in 1st year
- Opportunities for further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
- Opportunity for overtime
- Be-Spoke Induction with Senior Managers
- Free meals & parking while on duty
- Regular coaching & appraisal
- Expert supervision & peer support
- Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
- Free Uniform
- Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
- An excellent communicator & a good team player
- Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
- Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence
- Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
- Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
- Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
- Assist with medical & welfare needs
- Report on medical & welfare needs as required
- Safeguard
- Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
- Starting salary of £13.21, probation pass at 6 months increase to £12.33 further increase at 18 months to £13.65 p/h
- Detailed induction of 13 days training plus face to face classroom based training in 1st year
- Opportunities for further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
- Opportunity for overtime
- Be-Spoke Induction with Senior Managers
- Free meals & parking while on duty
- Regular coaching & appraisal
- Expert supervision & peer support
- Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
- Free Uniform
- Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
- An excellent communicator & a good team player
- Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
- Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence
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Job summary
We are looking for a confident (Insert job title) with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You will be working [xx] hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at [name of service].
Main duties of the job
A career at Cygnet comes with excellent benefits. Whether its saving you money on the high street, with healthcare, holidays & leisure or securing your future with professional development and a pension we support you to be happy both in & out of work. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.
About us
Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.
Details
Date posted
30 April 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£27,476.80 to £27,726.40 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
VP1938F9FF55
Job locations
Derby
DE24 8WZ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for Support Workers to join us on a full-time basis, working 38.5 hours per week including a mixture of days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Cygnet Hospital Derby provides low secure and mental health rehabilitation care based on the Recovery Model. Our integrated male care pathway includes Litchurch Ward, our low secure ward, and the Wyvern Unit, our mental health rehabilitation service. Alvaston Ward, our specialist female personality disorder service, is one of the leading services of its kind in the East and West Midlands.
Cygnet Hospital Derby has a "GOOD"CQC rating in all areas, and the Internal Quality Team rated Cygnet Hospital Derby as "GOOD" in all areas in May 2024.
We are currently looking for aspiring Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists and Criminologists Post Graduates welcome to apply as well.
Cygnet Hospital Derby offers honorary Assistant Psychologist posts, Substance Misuse honorary posts and many of our Support Workers have gone on to Assistant Psychologist posts within Cygnet.
In this role you will work alongside a first class multi-disciplinary team, including Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Psychiatrists and Mental Health Nurses.
Your day-to-day
We'll offer you...
If you are working on our Alvaston Ward on permanent basis, a 2 day face to face DBT awareness course is guaranteed for successful applicants within 6 to 12 months of starting.
Other Psychological face to face 1 day training includes:
Working with Sex Offenders Personality Disorder awareness Trauma Skills Addiction Recovery Supervision Skills 1:1 Skills
These are all delivered by in house Psychology Team.
You are
AtCygnet,our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.
Youll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work (including free meals while on duty & free parking!)
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Cygnethas been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role youll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.
This service does not offer visa sponsorship.
This vacancy may close early due to a vast amount of applications.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for Support Workers to join us on a full-time basis, working 38.5 hours per week including a mixture of days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Cygnet Hospital Derby provides low secure and mental health rehabilitation care based on the Recovery Model. Our integrated male care pathway includes Litchurch Ward, our low secure ward, and the Wyvern Unit, our mental health rehabilitation service. Alvaston Ward, our specialist female personality disorder service, is one of the leading services of its kind in the East and West Midlands.
Cygnet Hospital Derby has a "GOOD"CQC rating in all areas, and the Internal Quality Team rated Cygnet Hospital Derby as "GOOD" in all areas in May 2024.
We are currently looking for aspiring Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists and Criminologists Post Graduates welcome to apply as well.
Cygnet Hospital Derby offers honorary Assistant Psychologist posts, Substance Misuse honorary posts and many of our Support Workers have gone on to Assistant Psychologist posts within Cygnet.
In this role you will work alongside a first class multi-disciplinary team, including Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Psychiatrists and Mental Health Nurses.
Your day-to-day
We'll offer you...
If you are working on our Alvaston Ward on permanent basis, a 2 day face to face DBT awareness course is guaranteed for successful applicants within 6 to 12 months of starting.
Other Psychological face to face 1 day training includes:
Working with Sex Offenders Personality Disorder awareness Trauma Skills Addiction Recovery Supervision Skills 1:1 Skills
These are all delivered by in house Psychology Team.
You are
AtCygnet,our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.
Youll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work (including free meals while on duty & free parking!)
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Cygnethas been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role youll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.
This service does not offer visa sponsorship.
This vacancy may close early due to a vast amount of applications.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
General Requirements
Essential
Desirable
General Requirements
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Derby
DE24 8WZ
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Derby
DE24 8WZ
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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