St John’s Post 19 Provision

Cornerways, College View, Borradaile, Framfield, Pier

View, Preston Drove & Preston Road Statement of
Purpose

Introduction

St John’s aims for the highest standards in care. This statement of purpose is
an acknowledgement by the Provider and Managers of the provision’s
responsibilities to provide a warm, homely, caring and supportive environment
to people with learning disabilities aged 19 and over, who attend St John’s
College for their educational placement. We will be working to CQC required
standards. It is our intention to meet and exceed these requirements. We will
be responsible to the Care Quality Commission as well as our own in house
Quality Assurance procedures.

Aims and Objectives

• To provide a structured yet challenging environment, in
which people are presented with opportunities to improve
upon practical and social skills for living.

• To deliver high quality care through the use of Individual

Care Plans.

• To maintain full, ongoing consultation with each service user

including the preparation of care plans and assessments.

• To offer and encourage a range of activities, to help increase

personal responsibility, self-confidence and self esteem.

• To respect the dignity and privacy of individuals at all times.

• Learners will be encouraged to become as self sufficient as

is appropriate for them.

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 • To provide individual support in a friendly, caring and open
manner to create an environment of trust, inclusion, positivity
and respect.

• To meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all

learners, through offering choice and promoting
independence.

• Learners will be encouraged to take a full and active part in

decisions about daily living arrangements which will affect
them.

• Learners will be encouraged to socialise within the local

community.

• Contact with relatives and friends will be promoted.

Registration

Cornerways, College View, Borradaile, Framfield, Pier View,

Preston Road and Preston Drove are all registered with the Care
Quality Commission (CQC) for the Regulated Activity of:

Accommodation and nursing or personal care

Conditions of registration for Cornerways:

1. The registered provider must not provide nursing care
under accommodation for persons who require personal
or nursing care at Cornerways.
2. The registered provider must only accommodate a
maximum of 9 services users at Cornerways.

Conditions of registration for College View:

1. The registered provider must not provide nursing care
under accommodation for persons who require personal
or nursing care at College View.
2. The registered provider must only accommodate a
maximum of 10 services users at College View.

Conditions of Registration for Borradaile:

1. The registered provider must not provide nursing care
under accommodation for persons who require personal
or nursing care at Borradaile House
2. The registered provider must only accommodate a
maximum of 8 services users at Borradaile House.

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Conditions of registration for Framfield:
1. The registered provider must not provide nursing care
under accommodation for persons who require personal
or nursing care at Framfield.
2. The registered provider must only accommodate a
maximum of 9 services users at Framfield.
3. Framfield may accommodate learners aged 16 and
above.

Conditions of registration for Pier View:

1. The registered provider must not provide nursing care
under accommodation for persons who require personal
or nursing care at Pier View.
2. The registered provider must only accommodate a
maximum of 4 services users at Pier View House.

Conditions of registration for Preston Drove:

1. The registered provider must not provide nursing care
under accommodation for persons who require personal
or nursing care at Preston Drove.
2. The registered provider must only accommodate a
maximum of 5 services users at Preston Drove.

Conditions of registration for Preston Road:

1. The registered provider must not provide nursing care
under accommodation for persons who require personal
or nursing care at Preston Road.
2. The registered provider must only accommodate a
maximum of 6 services users at Preston Road.

Accommodation
Cornerways is situated close to the Seven Dials area of Hove and has good
public transport links to the town centre and the main college site. It is also
within 20 minutes walk of Brighton railway station.
The house has 7 bedrooms, all with en-suite shower rooms and toilets. 1 of
the rooms is small in size, which may suit particular young people or better
suited to be used as a temporary assessment room. Cornerways also has 2
flats to provide the stepping stone for individuals to experience the reality of
living semi independently whilst having the full support of a staff team. The
house also offers a communal lounge, large dining room, kitchen, laundry
room and office. Each service user has their own bedroom. Each of the
bedrooms has their own en-suite facility comprising of toilet, hand basin and
shower.
College View, Pier View House & Borradaile are situated on the main College
site in Walpole Road, 5 minutes walk away from the local amenities of
Kemptown, which provides shops, bars and restaurants.
There is a good bus route into the City Centre, Brighton railway station and
Brighton Marina Village.

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Borradaile House has 6 bedrooms all of which have en-suite shower rooms
and toilets. Borradaile also offers a 2 bedroom self contained flat. This again
offers a stepping stone into semi independent living. The house has been
recently refurbished and offers a good sized communal kitchen diner, laundry,
lounge, staff office and a quiet study room. There is also a 2 bedroom flat,
which also has its own lounge & kitchen diner & bathroom. The remaining 6
bedrooms all have an en-suite wet room with shower, toilet and basin.
College View has 10 bedrooms, one of which will be an assessment room. 8
bedrooms are on the first floor and 2 are on the ground floor. There are 2
bathrooms and 3 shower rooms within the house, none of which are en-suite.
The house has been recently been refurbished to ensure it meets the needs
of our service user group. It offers a large kitchen diner, computer room with
3 computers, a laundry room and a large lounge.
Pier View House has 4 bedrooms, 1 of which is en-suite. The other 3
learners share a bathroom. The house is newly refurbished and offers a good
sized kitchen, dining room and lounge. There is a separate laundry room. All
learners who reside at Pier View House will be female.
Learners are encouraged to personalise their rooms with pictures/posters and
personal belongings and where necessary are supported in doing this.
All learners are able to use the College grounds and facilities for enrichment
activities.
Framfield is a large house in Seaford, approximately 1 mile from the School site
in Firle Road. Framfield is near to the bus stop for the buses to Brighton and
also has the use of a car for accessing the college and community facilities.
All learners who reside at Framfield will need to either be able to travel via
public transport, with or without support or be able to successfully travel in a
college vehicle with other learners.
Preston Drove is situated near Preston Park, close to local shops and
amenities. It is a large spacious house, offering residential provision for 5 male
learners. The house has 5 bedrooms,3 bathrooms, a communal lounge,
separate computer room/study area, a dining room and a large kitchen, all
located over 4 floors. There are good bus routes to the town centre and college
campus.
Preston Road has capacity for 6 young people and is similar in style to
Borradaile house, this property offers 4 bedrooms in the main house and a 2
bedroom flat which offers a stepping stone into semi independent living. This
property is close to local shops and amenities as well being a stones throw from
Preston Park which offers a number of different activities and events on a
regular basis. Preston Road is also ideally situated with regard to bus routes
for all areas of Brighton, the main college campus and other residential houses.

The needs of all of our resident learners range from those who require
assistance to carry out basic daily tasks, such as washing and dressing to those
who are totally independent and require staff to continue to support them with
regard to their behaviour and the more taxing tasks such as budgeting and the
essential skills needed for independent living.

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Learners

All resident learners at St John’s have a wide range of special needs,

behaviour, emotional or learning difficulties. St John’s caters for people
who are not able to receive education in mainstream schools /colleges.

Group Living

Living in a group situation enables the learners to learn respect, patience

and understanding with and for those around them. Encouraging group
work, it promotes individuals to become more sociable and learn
appropriate socially acceptable behaviour. It also gives a sense of
community and a feeling of security, trust and belonging which can often
be missing in their life.

Many of the adverse affects from living in a large group situation are
counteracted by the key working system which provides the learners with a
nominated advocate who will always listen and act upon any issues which
individuals may have. The staffing levels are such that the ratio between
staff and learners provides opportunities for one to one work and these are
further supported by a Manager who provides extra support.
Some of the learners at times may present with challenging behaviour that
may result in the harm of themselves or others. Staff are trained in
positive handling techniques. This involves the use of de-escalation
techniques as well safe holding. Physical interventions are used as a last
resort and only when people are in danger and therefore the frequency of
this in minimal.
Where appropriate learners will have a behaviour support plan to enable
challenging behaviours to be managed in an appropriate and positive
manner.

Health Care

St John’s has a team of registered nurses who will take the lead in all
aspects of the health care of learners. Each service user will have an
Individual Health Care Plan. Learners and key workers will have input into
these.
Learners can also be registered with a local doctor and dentist. Any other
specialist input will be arranged through the nursing team, Keyworker,
service user and significant others.
St John’s also offers a range of therapeutic services which include speech
and language therapy, occupational therapy and counselling. These will
also be able to be accessed if required by learners. All nursing and
therapeutic input will be overseen by the clinical leads of each therapeutic
discipline. The residential teams and medical therapy team work closely
together to ensure the best quality care is offered to each individual.

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Social Activities & Religion

Learners will be supported and encouraged to take part a range of

activities both within and outside of the home. Within the home, learners
will be encouraged to take an active role in household tasks such as meal
preparation, cleaning, laundry, budgeting and gardening. Other in house
activities may also include, film nights, using internet and playing games
consoles. The particular interests of individuals will be taken into account
and activities arranged around these.
Individuals will also be encouraged to use community based facilities such
as swimming pools, cinema’s, leisure centres, libraries, and social clubs.
Again if a service user has a particular interest in a community based
activity all efforts are made to assist them in achieving this.
The individual religious beliefs of learners are respected at all times and if
required support is offered to enable them to attend religious services of
their choice.

Consultation

Learners are consulted about matters concerning the operation of the

home. This is done through fortnightly house meetings. These give each
individual a chance to say how they are feeling, offer suggestions on how
things can be changed or improved, plan menus, plan activities and
discuss any issues which they may have. Key worker sessions also
enable individuals to discuss concerns on a 1:1 basis. The views of the
learners are always listened to and where possible acted upon. In addition
to this there is also an annual learner voice conference which is an
opportunity for learners to have their say about St John’s, what is good
about it and what can be done to improve it. The conference also enables
our learners to see what services are available to them after their time at
St John’s.

Contact

Learners are encouraged and supported to maintain contact with relatives,

friends and significant others at a level that is appropriate to the individual.
Each house has a phone which learners are able to use to maintain this
contact. Other forms of communication will also be used if appropriate and
learners will be encouraged and supported to remember birthdays,
Christmas and other special occasions.
Visitors to Cornerways, College View, Borradaile, Framfield, Pier View
House, Preston Drove & Preston Road are always welcome and space for
meetings can be provided. Learners are able to have friends visit the
home and are made welcome; however consideration for other learners is
also expected. (see visitors policy)
Each service user’s key worker will also keep in regular contact with
significant others to ensure a holistic approach.

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Complaints

Complaints are always taken seriously and acted upon. St John’s has a
complaints policy; a copy of this is available to all learners and family
members.
The procedure for complaints from learners is displayed in the houses in
both written form and symbols for those who are unable to read the written
word. Key workers are aware of the procedure for dealing with complaints
and support learners to understand and use the procedure.
Each service user has a Keyworker to whom they should be able to turn to
should they have any concerns or worries about their life in any of the
residential houses or at College. Any individual with a complaint against
another student, member of staff or a complaint on behalf of another
student has access to the Care Manager, Head of Care or an Independent
Person. Complaints can be made in writing or through the Keyworker,
Care Manager, Head of Care or Independent Person (independent monitor
employed on behalf of the governing body).
If the complaint needs to be taken further then the Independent Person,
Head of Care or Care Manager will discuss the circumstances with the
Principal and appropriate action will be agreed. If a complaint involves an
allegation of abuse the college policy for the Safeguarding of Vulnerable
Adults will be invoked.
Relatives & significant others can also complain to all of the above people
and the issue will be dealt with in the same way.
All complaints are taken seriously and a log of all complaints received is
kept along with the steps taken to resolve the complaint.

Alternatively a complaint can be made directly to the CQC. The address

and telephone number can be found alongside the other contact numbers
on the complaints procedures displayed in the home.

Fire Precautions & Procedures

When an outbreak of fire occurs or is seen staff should sound the alarm,
evacuate the building and summons the fire brigade. All learners and
employees should assemble at the designated meeting point where a role
call will be carried out.
Regular fire drills take place to ensure that everybody is aware of the
procedures to follow. The drills enable staff to predict where they may be
issues with learners evacuating. If any concerns are identified then an
individual PEEP (Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan) is put into place
and all staff are made aware of the procedures and plans for each learner.

All staff at St John’s are expected to carry out regular risk assessments
which include maintenance and safety checks on all college buildings,
regular checks that first aid boxes and any other emergency aids and
equipment are in full working order. Staff are taken through the procedure
during their induction programme and on going training.
Weekly bell tests are also carried out to ensure that alarms and other
associated equipment is in full working order.

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Privacy & Dignity

Each service user has the right of access to his or her room free from
noise, interference, disturbance and harassment. Every reasonable effort
will be made so that the rights of privacy, peace & quiet and discipline are
adequate to provide, reflection, safety & sleep. St John’s seeks to ensure
the privacy of each of each service user. Therefore, no room should be
entered without first knocking and seeking approval – unless the risk to
safety of other learners, staff or the individual is deemed to be significant if
staff do not enter the room.
• All learners have the right to be treated with dignity at all
times
• All learners will have their modesty protected.
• All learners will be encouraged and support to remain
autonomous and as independent as possible.

Staffing

An enthusiastic team of Care Workers, who hold, or are working towards

N.V.Q.s/Diploma in Health & Social Care work with the Manager’s Cian
Hughes, Claire Watson, Zoe Willis & Steph Kneller to provide a safe, but
stimulating environment. Cian has 10 years experience, has an NVQ 5
higher RM award. Claire has over 8 years experience of working with
young people and adults with learning disabilities and behaviours that
challenge a level 5 Diploma in Health & Social Care. Zoe has over 15 years
experience and holds a level 5 Diploma in Children and Young People’s
Residential Services. Steph has 11 years experience working within the
learning disability sector with children and young adults who may also
display challenging behaviours. Steph has an NVQ level 3 and will begin
working towards her diploma level 5. The Care Managers are further
supported by the Head of Care, Lou Harman, who oversees St John’s
residential provision. Lou has 18 years experience of working with children
and young adults with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge.
She has NVQ3 in Social Care, NVQ in Management and LMC level 5.
The whole team share the responsibility for working with the learners in
meal preparation, handling money, shopping, banking and budgeting.
There is a strong focus on developing and increasing the skills required for
daily living and independence.

Staff Development

St John’s is committed to the professional development of all staff,

irrespective of their roles and responsibilities. It is the intention of the
organisation to provide opportunities for all staff to develop their own
interests and expertise as they relate to the needs of the organisation.

St John’s intends to raise standards and pursue improvement by seeking to

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accredit all employees through work related training and is committed to
providing appropriate training as dictated by role and responsibility.

Training strategies will include:

• Courses relating directly to the Development Plan.

• Courses that will directly contribute to the raising of standards.

• Opportunities for any course participant to disseminate information to

colleagues on return.

• Training for individuals on and off site, including visits, courses and
work shadowing.

• Training is targeted to ensure that all staff are qualified to undertake

their role and responsibilities.

• All newly appointed staff will undertake to receive an induction

programme suited to their individual needs and the needs of their
position. This will include:

1. Awareness of policies and operational practice.

2. Appointment of a staff mentor.

3. Initial feedback on performance and access to an on-going process of

4. Appraisal and Performance Review.

5. The organisation has a framework for the appraisal of staff. The

process for the management of appraisal is the responsibility of the
Care Manager, who will have regard for the following issues:

6. Confidentiality

7. Statutory frameworks

8. Professional associations

9. All Staff will receive awareness raising opportunities before they

embark upon the appraisal or Performance Review process.

Professional Supervision

All Care Workers receive Supervision from a more senior member of the care
team at least once per half term. New staff will receive one supervision
session from their mentor and a senior member of staff, therefore at least
once a fortnight until their probationary review at which time the frequency of
their ongoing supervision will be discussed and planned.

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Supervision will be used to address any issues relating to performance,
feelings, concerns, role and responsibilities, and the fulfilment of the
Statement of Purpose. The supervisee will also receive constructive
feedback on performance along with an opportunity to discuss training needs.
If staff feel unable to discuss any concerns with their supervisor or have any
urgent issues, there will always be a senior member of staff on duty, who is
willing to give time to listen and support any Care Worker.

Safeguarding

St John’s employs a Safeguarding Policy which was written in accordance with

the Pan Sussex procedures for safeguarding adults at risk. Every member of
staff has access to a copy of the policy and through induction and ongoing
training, is made aware of the protocol and procedures to follow, should they
suspect that a learner is suffering or at risk of any kind of abuse. The well being
of the Service user is the paramount consideration in all protection and
safeguarding work.

St John’s Cross Organisational Safeguarding Team:

Louise Harman - Head of Care

Vanessa Carter - Lead Nurse
Ellie Crosthwaite - Care Manager – Pre 19 Service
Cian Hughes - Care Manager – Post 19 Service
Claire Watson - Care Manager Post 19 Service
Steph Kneller - Care Manager Post 19 Service
Zoe Willis - Care Manager Post 19 Service
Stuart Townsend - Nurse
Karen Grist - Vice Principal
Dale Brown - Pathway Leader (College)
Angela Dobbs - Pathway Leader (College)
Alexandra Harris - Pathway Leader (College)
Chris Buckley - Head of Education (School)
Sandra Williams - Senior Teacher (School)

Positive Behaviour Support & Physical Intervention

The promotion of positive behaviour involves more than taking measures to

reduce the incidence of poor or inappropriate behaviour. The ethos of St John’s
promotes a view that control should be based on mutual respect and the
maintenance of good personal and professional relationships between all those
who are part of the organisation.
All staff are trained in SSTS which is a BILD recognised technique in control
and restraint.
This centres on de-escalation techniques but also includes the appropriate
handling of physical restraint. St John’s belief is that restraint should always be
the last resort.
It is important that St John’s does not focus on poor behaviour and indeed,
many learners will respond positively to the consistent and caring structures

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and relationships offered by St John’s.

Equality & Diversity

St John’s is committed to ensuring we offer a safe and secure environment for

all of its learners and staff. We are determined that St John’s will be a place
where all people, regardless of gender, ability, social, cultural, or ethnic
background can flourish.
In order to make this intention a reality it is necessary to have a policy that is
actively promoted throughout the school & college. The aims of the Equal &
Diversity Policy are:
To enable staff to appreciate how factors such as ethnicity, social factors and
special needs may affect access to and participation in teaching and learning
To ensure that all learners have a living environment that is free from bullying,
harassment or intimidation from others.

St John’s School & College is a registered charity (1061001) and a company

limited by guarantee (3303549)

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