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Support Worker - Rapid Response Team (Band 3)

Health and Social Care Enquire

 

Type:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
Reference:83698
 

Full Description

Service Area


Adult Community Services 

 

Grade: Band 3 - £23,038 - 25,600 BAR £26,416 - £27,050 per annum

 

 

Please note that public sector pay negotiations for 2022 are ongoing.

 

This role attracts a yearly non-pensionable loyalty payment of £1,350.00 which is paid every February. Part-time staff and staff with less than 12 months service will receive pro-rata amounts.

 

Working unsocial hours on a Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday or on weekdays between 8pm and 6am will attracted payment at an enhanced rate as follows:

 

Monday to Friday 8:00pm – 06:00am – 40%

Saturday – 40%

Sunday and Bank Holidays – 80%

 

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We are currently seeking part-time Rapid Response Team assistants for evening work. This is a Community based team covering 7 days/week between the hours of 08.30 – 20.30. This post is to support the team with the evening hours, the role is part-time with the hours worked to be negotiated.The Rapid response team supports people in a health or social care crisis in their own homes to prevent avoidable admissions. The postholder will work within the multi-disciplinary team whose aim is to prevent avoidable emergency admissions to Hospital and Nursing Homes. They will also work in the home environment without direct supervision, with patients who have been assessed as medically stable to remain at home.

Please click on the link below to view a full job description for this role.

Job Description

 

 

Contact: Lynda Potter - Team Manager on tel. 07911 711544 or email: lynda.potter@gov.gg 

 

We strongly advise that applicants speak to the contact named above before applying for this role.

 

Candidates should upload supporting information to demonstrate how they meet the key criteria for the role.  This should be in addition to any CV supplied and should have clear examples of how each is met.  The key criteria can be found within the job description which is available by clicking the job description link above. The information provided by candidates will be used by the shortlisting panel when selecting candidates for interview.

 

Note - Internal applicants are required to inform their Line Manager before applying for any States of Guernsey positions. Internal references may be taken up prior to interview.

 

Appointment to this role will be subject to the following pre-employment checks which will be completed following an offer of employment:

 

  • Satisfactory references which must include one from the candidate's current line manager
  • Occupational Health Clearance
  • Satisfactory, Enhanced, Disclosure and Barring Service Check with Barred Listing Check.  Convictions likely to be considered relevant to this post include crimes involving, but not limited to, theft, violence, dishonesty, fraud, vulnerable individuals and children
  • Confirmation of required qualifications / registrations
  • Possession of a valid Employment Permit

 

Should the successful applicant not meet the requirements sufficiently he/she may be appointed at a lower grade than stated. The successful applicant would then have the opportunity to progress to the grade advertised once the necessary skills and knowledge have been developed and they have demonstrated the ability to undertake the duties at the higher level.

 

Please note that the States of Guernsey is undergoing a significant period of change and transformation.  The officer must acknowledge and accept that the nature and type of duties within the role are likely to evolve and change over time in the course of that transformation.  In such circumstances and accordance with the relevant terms and conditions of employment the employer may require the transfer, and/or redeployment, of an officer to other suitable roles within the States.

 

All employees are expected to uphold the purpose, vision and values of Service Guernsey: one organisation, one purpose, one focus and, in particular, to exhibit behaviours that reflect the core values of teamwork, accountability, customer service and empowerment.

 

For more information please visit https://gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=151632.


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