Healthcare Support Workers - Community Deaf Service
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Position Overview & Specifications
We have great opportunities to join us and support our deaf or hearing impaired patients.
To join St Andrew's Healthcare as a Support Worker you do not need previous healthcare experience! We will give you all the training you need to be successful
Full time Days and Nights: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £20,535 per annum plus enhancements
Location: Northampton
About our Community Deaf Service:
This service is the next step in the patients' journey from the UK's largest Medium Secure Service for Deaf men and women aged between 18 and 65 years old. We manage D/deaf or hearing impaired (profound, severe, partial or hard of hearing) patients with complex mental illness in a sensitive environment within the Community.
We are looking for Support Workers to join our existing team in supporting our patients' transition into the community. The service accepts patients with a range of diagnoses including mental health illness, learning disability, brain injury, autism spectrum disorder and personality disorder. You will be responsible for:
- Supporting and encouraging day-day Independent living for our patients
- Facilitating therapeutic intervention
- Problem solving and supporting residents with crisis management
About you:
- You may be D/deaf yourself or British Sign Language (BSL) Trained, or willing to be trained in BSL to the required level
- Strong team player
- Have the confidence to work independently
- Build and maintain relationships across clinical teams
- Interpersonal skills
- Ability to develop rapport with residents
- Highly resilient
- Good problem solving skills
Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrews CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day.
We do accept video applications, if you would like to submit a video application please email Bgarner@stah.org.
We offer excellent benefits package including:
- Pension
- Sickness policy
- Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts scheme
- 35 days annual leave
- Life cover
- Electric Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Healthcare cash plan
- Free parking
- Paid DBS
This is a great opportunity and we'd love you to apply now.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Healthcare Services & Hospitals
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Healthcare Support Workers - Community Deaf Service roles across St Andrew's Healthcare's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Healthcare Services & Hospitals.
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Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £20,535 - £20,535 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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