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Working Here

A unique atmosphere

Innovation

Although residents are referred to the Community because of the reputation it has developed over the past 30 years, the crucial element in our success is the input of our staff. Ultimately it is their enthusiasm, motivation and caring which creates the atmosphere at the heart of the Community.
Helen Tuckett
Head of Care
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I love it. It’s like my other family

Quote from Staff Member in Priors Piece’s CQC inspection report May 2016.

Our recruitment procedures & training

We do not employ psychiatric nurses, we employ people from a broad range of backgrounds, who have the qualities and characteristics that provide the environment to implement the Community’s philosophy. Their skills and knowledge are developed through a programme of induction and ongoing training, to include the Care Certificate, regular updates and ongoing nationally recognised QCF qualifications. Employees come from both graduate and non-graduate backgrounds and often move on to careers in nursing and social work as well as post-graduate study.

Appreciation of and an ability to balance the particular and changing needs of individual’s care is guided through the process of care planning, with ongoing monitoring and assessment.

The Community uses both internal and external resources for the training of its staff, providing, where possible, externally recognised qualifications to the requirement of Skills for Care, Skills for Health and Health Education England.  All staff complete the Care Certificate, receive regular update training and have the opportunity to work towards nationally recognised QCF qualifications.

The Community’s commitment to the training and development of its staff has received external accreditation from the Investors in People award, a national quality standard for the effective investment in training and developing of staff.

The Community has a strong, settled and cohesive residential staff team of around 80 people. The Community has a high staff to resident ratio, to meet individual needs and ensure that support is uninterrupted and consistent.

Where appropriate, specialist services are secured from relevant professionals to support the assessed needs where required.

Further Reading


Referrals

Getting to know each other
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Our Team

How our employees champion our ethos
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Recruitment

Enthusiasm, motivation and caring
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