Recruitment

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Equal Opportunities

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Purity Care Services is fully compliant with Equality and Diversity as this is a main part of our ethos. We are constantly trying to promote and recruit staff by offering opportunities for all. We are flexible in our approach as we try to understand each person’s area of development and support them to reach their goals.
We constantly update and review our policies as we are a member of the CQS as we wish to always be up to date with legislation to offer our clients, staff and potential staff a diverse service that takes pride in treating all our clients and staff as unique individuals who have their own preferences and beliefs.
Our Equal Opportunities Policy ensures that Purity Care Services Ltd does not discriminate against the people within in and those who come into contact with it. It is about treating people fairly and equally regardless of who they are, their background, culture, colour or their lifestyle.
Therefore Purity Care Services Ltd will actively encourage diversity too maximise achievement, creativity, innovation and good practice and to bring benefits to individuals and communities.

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Recruitment Pack

Whenever Purity Care advertise we use our recruitment pack which is fully compliant with the CQC standards. We ensure that everything is following compliance as when we recruit we need to ensure the safety and satisfaction of our clients.
Firstly we ensure that the Application Form, Employment Continuity Check and Identity Check are completed by the candidate prior to an interview. We usually send out our Application Form via e-mail.
Once the Application Form has been returned we then make contact via telephone to screen the application and to discuss any areas that are not clear or do not match the job description. Once we are happy that the candidate meets the Specification for the vacancy we will arrange an interview date.
When we invite an applicant to interview we request Multiple Identification documents and all valid certificates of training and qualifications to be shown at the interview stage.
As we have a volunteer befriender who is a client of our service we are looking to form a group of volunteers who would in time become part of the interview process. Our ethos within Purity Care is to provide an inclusive service where the views of our client base are heard. We feel that by involving our volunteers in our recruitment and using their skills and experience we can together set a high standard of quality within Purity Care

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Disclosure

When recruiting our priority is to ensure the safety of our clients. We ensure that all ID required is incorporated on the day of any interview and if the candidate is successful we immediately initiate a DBS as we cannot set a start date until the DBS is back with us. If we make an offer of employment it is always made clear that the offer of employment is subject to clearance of the DBS.
We comply fully with the DBS service to help assess the suitability of applicants for positions of trust. We also comply fully with the obligations set under the Data Protection Act and other relevant legislation pertaining with the safe handling, use, storage, retention and disposal of disclosure information.

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References

Purity Care Services Ltd, when recruiting require two references from past and previous employers along with a character reference. We understand that this is not always possible. If you are applying for a position and you think this may be difficult to obtain please discuss with us. Two references are a minimum requirement which must include your present or last employer.

Induction

When Policy Care Services employs new staff our aim is for us to support our new employee to gain the required knowledge and competencies as quickly and easily as possible so that they become integrated and productive members of the organisation from the earliest possible opportunity.
Our induction will meet the standards of the Health & Social Care Act 2008. All new members of staff, including trainees and all staff under 18, will successfully complete an induction programme to the standard of the Care Certificate, within 12 week of appointment.
New employees may not begin to work with Clients until all relevant checks have been carried out and the results received. When an employee commences work they will be supervised, at all times, and by an experienced employee during the period before their criminal record check is received and employment is confirmed.
Initial training will cover all of the areas set as a standard by the CQC standards which will include COSHH, Safeguarding, Manual Handling, Health & Safety, Fire Safety, Fire Drill, Cross infection and Basic food hygiene. This training will be given by our internal trainer.