Housekeeper - Solihull

Candidate information pack

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Welcome to Royal Star & Garter

Thank you for your interest in Royal Star & Garter.

I am looking for someone really special to join our Care Team. My ideal candidate will be
someone passionate about providing high quality care to the amazing veterans that we
support. It is a role that will suit an individual who is driven and motivated, with the courage
to go the extra mile for the residents.

We strive to live our values in everything we do and we want the people who join us to do
the same. We are committed to investing in our staff – in skills, behaviours and well-being.
We have a comprehensive training offer for our staff and your continued professional
development is important to us. We are looking for people who share our values, people
with passion and dedication who want to work as part of a team, and people who want to
make a difference to others. If this is you then I look forward to receiving your application.

Katie McCauley
Home Manager

The role at a glance
Title: Physiotherapist

Location: Royal Star & Garter,
Tudor Coppice, Monkspath Hall
Road, Solihull, B91 3DE

Reports to: Operations Lead

Hours: 15 per week, part-time
(over 2 days)

Hourly rate: £21.35 per hour

Contract: Permanent

More information:
solihull.jobs@starandgarter.org

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Job description

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To deliver a person centred approach which enables and promotes independence and supports
positive quality of life

To apply

To provide direct physiotherapy input to residents

To provide comprehensive assessment of residents, using an individualised goal setting and holistic approach to
demonstrate outcomes.

Train  and  empower  the  staff  team  to  deliver  physiotherapy  interventions  identified  in  the  individualised  care
plan

Enable and support residents to maximise their physical potential through rehabilitation and enablement

Share knowledge, experience and best practice throughout the team, including but not limited to moving and
handling training.

To  be  a  Falls  Champion  for  the  allocated  Home  and  support  the  Home  Manager  with  Root  Cause  Analysis
investigations as required.

Send your CV and a covering

letter (no more than 2 sides)

outlining how you meet the

person specification and what

you will bring to our team to

solihull.jobs@starandgarter.org

6. Oversee the management and servicing of mobility equipment

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To be proactive in risk assessing residents for moving and handling and hoisting procedures.

Support regulatory compliance, in accordance with Royal Star & Garter policies, appropriate legislation and
guidance stipulated by regulatory bodies.

To ensure within the scope of your role that you promote health and safety and comply with the requirements
set out in the Home’s Health & Safety Policy and comply with guidelines for moving and handling residents

10. Provide cross- site cover for the other Homes when required.

11. To undertake such other duties as may be required and which are consistent with the nature of this post.

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Person specification

Professional Qualifications

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Diploma in Physiotherapy or BSc (Hons).

Registration with HCPC

Essential experience

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Committed to delivering the highest standards of person centred care

Assessment  and  treatment  skills  for  working  with  older  people  and  those
living with dementia

Able to demonstrate good judgement, problem solving and decision making

Proactive and able to use initiative

Able to motivate others

Effective organisational skills

Good Communication skills (written and verbal)

Team player

Committed to Continued Professional Development

IT literate

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With love

Living positively

Our values

We carry out our work with love,
care and compassion.

We are optimistic in everything
we do, supporting veterans and
their partners in leading happy,
fulfilled lives.

As a family

Standing in their
shoes

Take courage

We work and live as one team,
one family, one community.

We show admiration and respect
for people and never forget what
they have done.

We are not afraid to do what is
right and what is needed.

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Offer

Although we are a charity we offer a generous package

• £21.35 per hour

• Employer Pension Contribution of 7.5% with matching

• 15 hours per week (over 2 days)

• Over time paid at time-and-a-quarter

Employee contribution of 5%

• Life insurance of 3 x salary (until age 70)

• Equivalent of 28 days holiday including bank

• 10 weeks occupational sick pay, before statutory sick pay

holidays

• Access to appropriate professional bodies and payment of

membership fees after 6 months of employment

• Learning and Development – fully funded opportunities to
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support you in your role

Conditions of employment

Any offer of employment made will be subject to the following conditions:

• Satisfactory references covering the last 5 years including one from your current or most recent employer

• A pre-employment medical screening

• Enhanced DBS Disclosure

• Proof of the Right to Work in the UK

Confirmation in post will be subject to:

• A satisfactory 6-month probationary period.

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About Us

Our mission

Royal Star & Garter was founded in 1916 to care for the severely injured young men returning from the battlegrounds
of the First World War. Today, our mission is to provide an outstanding range of quality care and therapies to veterans
and their partners living with disability or dementia.

Our care

We provide loving care for veterans and their partners who live with disability or dementia in three state-of-the-art
Homes, ensuring they are respected as individuals. We meet their needs in an appropriate, personalised and
compassionate way and this is supported by highly skilled and motivated staff. We constantly evolve our services and
innovate our care to meet present and future need and this now includes younger veterans, a day care service and
plans for an outreach project later this year.

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About us

Our future

Today, we run three Homes where we deliver an unparalleled level of specialist nursing care for veterans and their partners, including
award-winning dementia care. We are developing our services to provide day care across all three Homes, an outreach service and care for
younger veterans.

Our knowledge

We have over 100 years’ experience in providing pioneering nursing and therapeutic care to veterans living with disability and dementia.
We are committed to sharing our knowledge and skills with other organisations to promote better care for all veterans and older people.
We partner with health care, military and academic organisations for the benefit of our local communities.

Sharing our experience

We are passionate about innovation in our care to improve the lives of veterans and their partners and we are ideally placed to provide
training. Our Homes offer military nursing student training and placements to Nursing Associate Trainees as part of an NHS pilot scheme.

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Surbiton

High Wycombe

Solihull

With its stunning foyer and relaxed,
spacious lounges, our Surbiton
Home offers a warm, friendly
welcome. Highly trained staff
provide specialist nursing and
dementia care in comfortable
surroundings, where the focus is
always on the individual.

And rated
‘Outstanding’ in
the care category.

Our High Wycombe Home is our
newest and has been designed for the
comfort and wellbeing of our residents.
Specialist nursing and dementia care is
offered in a relaxed, homely
environment, where residents can enjoy
the many activities, share their day with
friends or enjoy time in the spacious
lounges and landscaped gardens.

Our Solihull Home offers a warm
welcome to residents and their families.
The Home is rated 'Outstanding' by the
Care Quality Commission in all five
areas and staff provide specialist
dementia and nursing care tailored to
the needs and wishes of each
individual. Every aspect of the Home
has been designed with our residents'
wellbeing in mind.

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