SPDNS Homecare Community Interest Company

SPDNS Homecare is proud to be supporting our local community in enabling people to remain at home, providing them with a service that treats them with dignity and respect.  Our carers are a valuable part of our team and show compassion, commitment, care and are trained to provide support to individuals to achieve their goals.

We are looking for carers with these values to join our team in supporting our community.

About Us

SPDNS Homecare provides care for people in their own homes and supports families in their caring role. We are proud to have celebrated our 40^th Anniversary in May 2019. Our staff are caring, knowledgeable and well trained, supported by experienced Managers. We also work in partnership with St Luke’s Hospice to provide community Hospice services. As a Community Interest Company our purpose is to support people in our community and employ staff living locally, any profit is invested back into the business.

Following our last inspection by the Care Quality Commission our Adult Social Care service was rated overall as GOOD with OUTSANDING for caring.

Our Hospice at Home service was rated OUTSTANDING by CQC in August 2019.

Apprenticeship, graduate and work experience programmes

Start of your career

Fully paid Induction Programme: Assisting and Moving Individuals, First Aid, Food Hygiene, Personal Care/Infection Control, Safeguarding Adults, Medication, Health & Safety and Dementia, Equality and Diversity, Communication and Record-Keeping, all delivered face to face by our experienced trainers in small groups in a classroom.

During the induction you will work alongside experienced staff, shadowing them during their visits so you understand what the job involves.

Qualification

If you don't already have a qualification you will be supported to achieve the Care Certificate - starting at induction and completed 1:1 with our qualified trainers who will support you and assess that you are competent and confident in your role. 

Your working role

Your work will include providing personal care, assistance with medication, help getting up and going to bed, making a light meal and helping with household tasks and shopping, most importantly you will be the link with our service users and the outside world and the office staff.

Ongoing training and support throughout your career

• You will be paid to attend annual mandatory training and will be made aware of other training that is available. 
• Our supervising staff are always available to see you and you will have at minimum formal supervision twice a year, an annual appraisal and be directly observed twice a year.

There are opportunities to progress your career.