We are seeking a motivated and energetic person to work as part of a team of talented paid staff and volunteers, whose role will be central to the development of a high-quality service to (unpaid) Carers and their families. Whilst helping people to develop their own support networks, independent of statutory or public services, you will be assisting Carers and their families to maximise their income by encouraging full benefit checks, supporting Carers to complete benefit forms, and where and when necessary, assisting them to access individual grants and other funding streams.

Closing Date for applications:  We intend to keep applications open until Monday 30th November. However, we will close the applications early, if an appointable candidate applies before this date. 

Date of Interviews: We will be interviewing suitable candidates as applications are received with plans to appoint as soon as a suitable candidate is identified. 

Did you know that there may be over 20,000 Sutton residents who care, unpaid, for a family member or friend
who is sick or disabled due to a physical, mental health or substance misuse issue? Sutton Carers Centre
works in partnership to help improve and maintain the quality of life for these Young and Adult Carers living
and/or working in the London Borough of Sutton.

As a partner in Sutton ‘Uplift’, Sutton Carers Centre is working alongside the lead partner, South West London & St Georges NHS Mental Health Trust, to deliver a range of services aimed at supporting anyone with a mental health or wellbeing need in the London Borough of Sutton.

We are seeking a Carers Wellbeing Navigator who will be based within the Wellbeing Team at Sutton Uplift, and who will lead on providing practical and emotional support to Carers and those who may otherwise not access mental health services.

You will have experience of working with people who have experienced poor mental health, with values based on recognising the unique strengths and abilities of individuals and families. You will be helping to build capacity and resilience within families and communities, offering support tailored to individuals to help improve their wellbeing.

Closing date for applications: Monday 26th October 2020 12 noon

Proposed date for Interviews: Tuesday 3rd November 2020

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

Are you interested in working for a leading mental health charity?

If so, you may be the person we are looking for

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

Due to growth we have an exciting opportunity for 2 Senior Mental Health Money Advisor to join our established and friendly Money Advice team. You will join us on a permanent contract working full time, 35 hours per week based from home. You will however be asked to travel to our Birmingham office on an occasional basis for meetings and training.

We are looking for someone to join our Mental Health & Money Advice Service acting as a mental health and money adviser providing holistic advice and support to clients who are experiencing both poor mental health and financial difficulties.  This is the first UK wide service which address both mental health and financial health together.

In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

• Providing strong leadership to the advisers I supervise and work closely with the service manager to develop the advice team.
• Continuing to develop my knowledge of mental health, welfare benefits and money advice to meet the needs of the service and help advisers I supervise to do the same.
• Monitoring the quality and accuracy of advice and casework provision and take action to address issues with quality and ensure advice is holistic covering debt, welfare benefits and mental health.
• Undertaking regular case work reviews to advisers to help resolve case issues and make sure workloads are manageable.
• Providing cover to the service manager during periods of absence and annual leave covering a range of duties.
• Advising and supporting clients by telephone who are experiencing mental health and money problems, their friends, carers and relatives and professionals involved in their care and support.
• Commenting on and inputting into the quality and publication of mental health and money related resources written and updated by the team and published online to ensure they are accurate.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• I can evidence training (caseworker and/or specialist levels) in money advice from accredited training providers e.g. IMA and Wiser Adviser.
• I have at least 3 years’ experience providing money advice (including debt and financial capability, welfare benefits/income max) either face to face or via telephone.
• I have 2 years’ experience of providing casework covering debt, welfare benefits or mental health.
• I have experience of coaching or supporting other staff or volunteers.
• I have at least 1 years’ experience in remote advice delivery e.g.  telephone, email, virtual chat etc.
• I have experience of working with vulnerable clients, particularly people affected by mental illness.
• Familiar with relevant legislation, regulation and guidance covering welfare benefits and money advice.
• Wide range of money advice knowledge; budgeting, dealing with priority and non-priority debts, County Court / High Court options, insolvency options and a wide range of welfare benefits.
• I am accredited by the Institute of Money Advisers or willing to work towards this accreditation.

What will you receive?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the chance to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:  

• Salary of £25,690.03 to £28,087.95 per annum
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

Don’t just change jobs, change lives!

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this.  Please be mindful that we may close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications which is why we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you are dynamic on databases, zippy with Zoom & superb on social media, we want to hear from you.

As part of our response to the national emergency around COVID-19, we have an exciting opportunity for a Digital Innovation & Inclusion Officer to join our team.

We are looking for a confident, creative and proactive individual, with the right skills and experience, to help us to stay connected and keep supporting Carers living in Southend-on-Sea.

Hours: 18½ hours each week
Contract: Fixed-term.  6 month contract

Salary: £26,000 pro rata per annum/FTE
Work location:  Working from home/Southend Carers Office

In response to Covid pandemic, the “Carers’ Crisis Development Initiative” will create new ways to deliver our carer support programmes remotely and integrate them with our regular methods as the crisis eases and ‘lockdown’ ends

This innovative project will also create digitally inclusive support framework for all Carers living in Southend-on-Sea and beyond.

Closing date:  5pm, Friday 30th October 2020

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an online interview on: Thursday 5th November 2020.

No late applications or CVs will be accepted. 

At Southend Carers, we value diversity and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge and culture, and that this difference brings great strength.

Applications from candidates with protected characteristics are welcomed.

Could this be you?  Interested in getting involved with
Bedfordshire & Luton Community Foundation?
If so, we would love to hear from you…

Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation are seeking an experienced CEO to manage day-to-day operations of the organisation.

The CEO will play a critical role in managing the governance of the charity, build and model an ethical and sustainable culture, provide inspired leadership to the Executive Team and establish a great working relationship with the Board of Trustees.

The CEO will develop and spearhead a Donor Relationship Management Plan to seek opportunities and new funding relationships.

We are looking for an individual with essential experience within the 3rd sector and a strong link to the work within BLCF.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12:00 hrs Saturday 31 October 2020

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: W/C Monday 23rd November 2020

Please get in touch and become a valued member of BLCF’s diverse community

Since 1907, Improving Lives Plymouth has been working within the city of Plymouth and the surrounding area, delivering services and developing new ones to meet the needs of individuals, community and voluntary organisations.We describe ourselves as a small but perfectly formed organisation informing and influencing the quality of services delivered not only by us but also our partners in Plymouth.We operate across two hubs, our Mannamead Hub focuses on our Health and Wellbeing services whilst our Veterans and Family Hub and Information and Advice Service operate from our City Centre offices.

For many years the organisation has been led and shaped by our CEO and thanks to him and our excellent team, we have discovered how resilient we are during the recent pandemic.  Our longstanding CEO retires in 2021, hence this recruitment.

The CEO of Improving Lives Plymouth (ILP) leads a progressive and responsive charitable organisation that has a big impact, wide reach and valued reputation.‘A business head with a charity heart’ is the hallmark of our CEO’s work and indeed, the organisation itself.Balancing the challenges and opportunities of today with ensuring a bright and sustainable future supporting people who need our help by leading a team of brilliant and committed staff and volunteers.

We are therefore looking for someone:

• with the rare ability to balance high level strategic priorities with key operational, organisational and financial activity
• who engages with a wide range of professional people; possessing the confidence, gravitas and social skills to speak with passion and integrity in a variety of settings and locations
• with a love of leading, inspiring and developing teams, identifying skills and potential in others and helping them to develop
• who is looking to further develop a culture and working environment which attracts and retains great people
• and who is values-driven and passionate about people, families and communities

We are working with Jackie Dawkins of Shine Charity Recruitment who will support and guide the Trustees to find and appoint our new CEO.For further information about the role and how to apply, please download the information pack.

Key Dates

• Closing Date30th October 2020
• First Interview (with Jackie Dawkins)W/c 2nd November 2020
• Second Interview and Assessment DayTuesday 8thth December 2020
• Final InterviewTuesday 15th December 2020

Do you care deeply about the welfare of older adults?

Do you have experience in social care or working with people with a wide variety of needs and abilities?

Are you an experienced, highly organised and creative groups facilitator?

If you answered yes to all of the above, this could be the role for you!

We’re looking for an experienced and skilled individual who will deliver a package of support, including one to one home assessments and running group activities, to help reduce loneliness, improve health and wellbeing and increase older people and their carer’s opportunities to connect to their local community.

What we do

Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe, SE16.  Set in a leafy heritage building, and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 133 years of supporting people of all ages in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with volunteering and children and families’ projects.

We work with around 400 older people and their carers a year, many of whom are very frail and elderly. Sadly, though they very often get left out: their friendships and networks disappear, family and friends move away, and they end up very lonely and isolated. Once that happens, mental and physical illness too often follow. We believe that surrounding older people with a welcoming, nurturing community, is vital to improving and maintaining their wellbeing. We also know they want to thrive, create, feel a sense of purpose, and continue living their lives to the full, for their whole lives.

In response to this we offer one to one support and case-working, befriending, and an exciting programme of social and support groups with fully escorted transport. We also run fun events and intergenerational activities to bring the whole community together. From reminiscence, art, music, and health and wellbeing advice, to outings and new and exciting experiences, no two days are the same.

The role

In this role, you'll deliver some of our existing groups, including our Happy Mondays group, Friday Social Club and a lively Stroke Club. With the support of volunteers and community members, you'll coordinate other smaller peer-led and tutor-led groups (from exercise classes to a mental health support group for older women). You will also take responsibility for a new caseload of referrals and carry out home assessments on clients to identify their individual needs. Working closely with health, adult social care, housing departments and voluntary sector organisations, as well as liaising with referees, you will work hard to ensure clients’ and their carers needs are met, providing help with anything from applying for making adaptions in the home to supporting them to get involved in one of our many groups or projects.

A key part of the role is involving older adults and carers themselves in the delivery of the programme as volunteers, and involving people of all ages and backgrounds from the local community - from NHS health professionals to local artists and students. You will also need to build individual relationships of trust with older participants, and work closely with our Neighbourhood Care Coordinator and Older People’s Programme Manager to ensure we take a joined-up approach to caring for individuals.

About you

The role needs someone creative, energetic, passionate, but importantly, also highly organised. You must be as comfortable making sure a minibus schedule is up to date, as you are delivering craft activities or quizzes, or as comfortable hosting NHS professionals delivering healthcare advice, as you would be helping run an escorted visit to a local farm. You need to have lots of ideas, and be highly ambitious, but also be able to make your ideas happen. 

Most of all, we need someone who cares deeply about the welfare of older people and their carers, and is able to react quickly and appropriately to emerging issues – especially to the more serious care issues we inevitably encounter. While appropriate training will be given, we are looking for candidates with some social care experience ideally.

About us

We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 15, with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of humour. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a growing, ambitious and innovative organisation which has doubled its reach and impact in recent years.

This role is full time, with flexibility for regular evening and occasional weekend working.

Time & Talents is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

If you would like an informal chat about the job, please email us with your phone number and a suitable time for us to call.

The closing date is 09:00 on Monday 02 November.

TO APPLY: All applications to be submitted online via CharityJob.  Send a CV and a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4, explaining why you want the job and how your experience relates to the job description and person specification.

IMPORTANT: We’ll use cover letters to assess applications alongside CVs. Please ensure you take the time to include a well-written cover letter as detailed above.  We won’t assess applications without one.

Coronavirus/COVID-19: the safety and wellbeing of our current and future employees remains a top priority, therefore interviews will be conducted remotely by video if necessary.

IMMEDIATE START

22.5 hours per week (12 months initial contract moving to permanent subject to funding)

TTVS is a charity that has been supporting our communities in Torridge for over 30 years, this year has seen significant change and new challenges for us. Our work is diverse, at our heart we represent the volunteering community, and we also support small groups and charities, providing governance, structure and leadership, helping them start, survive and thrive. We run a number of projects such as Carewise, supporting young carers right through to TorrAge and our memory and dementia cafés. All of our work is dedicated to improving people’s lives within our communities.

Become a member of our amazing, dedicated team and face these challenges with us, helping us to help our communities for another 30 years.

TTVS are now looking for an exceptional person to join our team as our Development Officer – Funding, starting immediately .Working as part of an experienced team the successful applicant will split their time equitably between identifying, coordinating and bidding for both short term and strategic funding for TTVS, its members and projects, as well as providing funding and development advice to small charities, voluntary and community groups within Torridge. This will involve providing advice, training, research and dissemination on funding sources and processes, establishing a tailored approached to improve sustainability and minimise the impact of the Covid pandemic within communities and enabling small charities, groups and organisations to recover and thrive.

We need someone who can:

• As part of a team work to ensure financial security for TTVS, its projects and its members
• Work with emerging, new and existing groups to improve capability and ensure financial capability
• Increase the number of positive funding applications made throughout Torridge
• Work to positively challenge the impact of the Covid Pandemic on our communities
• Promote membership of TTVS

Our ideal candidate will be able to offer:

• A level or equivalent academic qualification or above, or substantial experience in third sector funding.
• Experience in Working with and knowledge of funders 
• Experience of Voluntary and Community sector
• Knowledge/experience of funding sources and issues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of capacity building in third sector /organisational development and governance
• A proven track record in fundraising/securing income in the third sector
• Experience of supporting third sector organisations at times of/ through change

If you would like to be part of our team and work with a charity that provides essential support to those who need it most, we would like to hear from you.

Job Title  Executive Assistant to Chief Executive

Duration Permanent

Hours Part / Full time 3-5 days per week. We are open to hearing about flexible models or slightly different hours

Salary £27,000 per annum pro rata, pension matched up to 6.5% of salary after successful completion of probation

Annual leave 25 days per annum pro rata – plus the days between Christmas and New Year

Location A mix of home and office-based working, Central London, in line with government guidance at the time

National Voices is the leading coalition of health and social care charities in England. We have more than 160 members covering a diverse range of health conditions and communities, connecting us with the experiences of millions of people. We work together to strengthen the voice of patients, service users, carers, their families, and the voluntary organisations that work for them, with a particular focus on people affected by inequality and disadvantage.

Since starting 18 months ago, National Voices’ Chief Executive Charlotte Augst has revitalised the charity, overseeing the implementation of a new strategy, developing a new business model, and bringing in a new team. Under her leadership we have achieved considerable influencing success and are growing as an organisation. Charlotte was recently recognised by the Health Services Journal as one of the most influential people in health and care in the UK.

We are a small, friendly team of eight who work closely together to achieve our aims.  

The Role

Charlotte now needs a very personable and capable Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to ensure she has the space to focus on leading the charity into a sustainable future. This is a varied role which requires someone who can think on their feet at the same time as ensuring high-quality administrative and organisational support.

The postholder will have the opportunity to work with senior stakeholders from across our member charities, the NHS and government, at the same time as supporting a growing organisation to undertake vital work that makes a tangible difference to people using health and care services.

National Voices has a strong commitment to equality and diversity.

We particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background, as they are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We also encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of using health and care services.

Responsibilities

Supporting the Chief Executive

To provide administrative and organisational support to the Chief Executive:

• Manage the Chief Executive’s busy and complex diary
• Email management, ensuring queries and actions are followed up
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Support the Chief Executive with their line management responsibilities, for example by setting up 121s and providing follow-up
• Support the Chief Executives with financial oversight, for example checking expenses claims and payments prior to authorisation.

Team support

• Support team meetings and away days, including the documentation of agendas, decisions, and actions
• Act as health and safety officer, with the support of the senior management, to ensure compliance with H&S requirements
• Provide administrative support for the Board of Trustees and its sub committees, working with the Head of Office

• Be proactive in suggesting and implementing administrative improvements to support the team and organisation to work in a more efficient and collaborative way
• Keep track of the team’s development and training needs, providing advice to managers where required.

Other

• Any other duties as required by the line manager and commensurate with the role

Person specification

All candidates will be assessed against the following criteria, please use specific examples when applying:

Values, attitudes and behaviours

• Passionate about National Voices’ mission and work
• Proactive, flexible and responsive
• Comfortable working in a team, as well as under own initiative
• Able to think and act creatively to solve problems and challenges
• Committed to reducing inequalities and understanding diversity
• Excellent people skills, working with very senior stakeholders as well as the NV team
• Leadership, drive, and an ability to get things done

Skills and abilities

• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
• Highly organised and able to react quickly to a fast-paced workload in a busy environment
• Experience of diary management
• Excellent IT skills with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Able to build relationships at all levels with the team, external stakeholders, National Voices members, service users and volunteers
• Proactive and able to anticipate, plan and prepare in advance of requests
• Experience of using a CRM (customer relationship management) system would be an advantage.

Experience, knowledge and understanding

• At least 1 year’s experience supporting an in-demand chief executive, director, senior manager or similar in a challenging environment
• An understanding of health and social care, and/or the voluntary sector would be an advantage.

Application guidance

Please complete the National Voices application form explaining why you are suitable for the role, with particular reference to the values, skills and experience identified in the person specification.

For the email address to send application to please see guidance in JOb pack and person specification below.

Please specify any access or other requirements of which we need to be aware for the interview.

The deadline for applications is end of day on Sunday 01 November 2020.

Initial virtual interviews will take place w/c 09 November.

Are you passionate about making a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable adults?

About the role

The Brighton Housing First service aims to support clients with multiple needs by sourcing independent tenancies and providing intensive support to, by adopting a flexible, creative and personalised approach, the service aims to support individuals to manage their tenancies in the community and rebuild their lives.

In the role of Housing First Coordinator you will:

• Work closely with the Service Manager to develop; and ensure the effective day to day running of the service.

• Line manage and provide essential support and supervision to a team of Housing First Workers, to ensure they can provide a consistent and person centred service to clients.

• Build and maintain strong relationships and work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

• Potentially carry a small caseload of Housing First clients.

What we’re looking for

This role will suit someone who is passionate; and committed to the overall aims and objectives of the Housing First service with:

• Experience of working with vulnerable people with complex needs and supporting a service delivery team.

  Experience of motivating and empowering staff and/or volunteers to take responsibility for delivering a high quality service to a vulnerable client group.

• The ability to work in a multiagency team and build positive relationships with a wide range of people.

• Knowledge and understanding of the housing and support needs of homeless people, and the ability to manage complex and difficult situations in relation to people.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise your own time and workload to meet a number of different and competing tasks in a sometimes pressurised environment.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 7 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Pay and Other Benefits

St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff.

St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%. For this role staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday. 

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 4 November 2020

Interview and assessments on: 16 and 17 November 2020, to take place via video call

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

IPSEA is a national charity providing free legally-based independent information, advice and casework support to the families of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). 

We are recruiting a Legal Team Member to join our existing Legal Team of five. The role involves training and supporting IPSEA’s volunteers.

Our advice and information services, which are delivered by a network of around 150 highly-trained volunteers, include two helplines and a Tribunal Support Service which provides casework support for families who need assistance with preparing and presenting their cases at Tribunal.

This position calls for someone with a legal qualification or experience of providing legal advice in the area of SEND law. A team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills, you should also be able to work autonomously as this role is likely to be predominantly home-based.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

Community Development Worker (Male) – Men’s Mental Health

Hours:  37 (5 days) per week

Contract: 3 years (fixed term)

Salary : £21,757 - £23,800

Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and complex needs.  Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.

The Men’s Mental Health project will work with communities across Somerset to raise awareness of men’s mental health in the community. It will also create spaces for men to talk about their own mental health and facilitate access to local services and networks, including Open Mental Health provision.

This exciting new role will empower and support individuals and organisations to take action to support men’s mental health and suicide prevention. Reflecting the principles of asset-based community development, it will work with community partners to develop targeted provision, community events and online engagement activities to raise local awareness of mental health and support services.

About You

We are looking for an experienced male community development worker, with experience of working with people with mental health and complex needs. You will need to be a confident communicator and facilitator, who thrives in a collaborative environment and is able to engage a wide range of stakeholders.

Due to the specific requirements of this role, this post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010), Part 1, Schedule 9 (Genuine Occupational Requirement).

For more information on the role and person specification please see the Role Profile attached to this advert. To open the Role Profile please click on ‘1 Document available’ at the top of the screen.

Closing date: 3rd November 2020 (midnight)

Interview date: 17th November 2020

For more information and to apply please see our website. Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

My Care My Way

My Care My Way (MCMW) is an innovative way of working with people over the age of 65 with complex needs and conditions. The person is at the centre of holistic care planning across organisations such as health, social care and the voluntary sector. This way of working is a more coordinated, consistent way of providing care for people over 65 with long term conditions in West London and requires people with commitment and passion to work with older people. My Care My Way has been created following intensive work with professionals, patients and the voluntary sector to create a model of care rooted in evidence and designed to meet local needs.

Patients are at the heart of the model, and are working in partnership with professionals, supported by a dedicated integrated care team. All involved, including the person and their carer, will design care plans together to keep the person well for as long as possible and to achieve outcomes that they identify.

My Care My Way delivers more consistent care for patients at their GP practice, within two multi-functional Integrated Care Hubs in the locality, or within their homes.

Role Summary

The Health and Social Care Assistant (HSCA) role offers an exciting opportunity to become part of the My Care My Way workforce; bringing together health and social care expertise to deliver real change for how care is delivered in West London.

The vision for this role is aspirational, in that it aims to bring together over time duties that are carried out by Health Care Assistants, Social Care Trusted Assessors, Navigators, and other disciplines. The post holder will also be equipped to provide low level mental health support. There is an emphasis on promoting independence and supporting patients to adopt self-care approaches, by linking them in with voluntary sector services based on their long term conditions, interests and preferences.

**Please note, this role may involve working some Out of Hours shifts, covering evenings and weekends**

There are currently four full-time vacancies (37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri).

Please be advised that recruitment is on a rolling basis until all vacancies are filled.

At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.

And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).

As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are: Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic. 

We have an incredible opportunity for four Veterans Community Nurses to join our team across four geographical areas. Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.

About You

Are you a dynamic, positive, and determined Band 6 Registered Nurse (Adult) with experience or knowledge of working with the Armed Forces Community? Or maybe you are a Registered Nurse (Mental Health) with recent experience of working in the adult healthcare arena? Do you enjoy being agile and resourceful in supporting people to navigate their own healthcare pathways and appreciate the challenge of sourcing novel solutions and working collaboratively with others? Are you also empathetic and can quickly build rapport to understand our Veteran’s needs and expectations? And you would be happy to embrace a flexible work pattern to meet our veterans in their own homes and communities and represent Help for Heroes at outreach and educational events? Well then, this is the role for you.

About the Role

In this unique and exciting role, you will manage your own caseload working alongside and with the support of the team in your area. You will champion and seek in partnership with our veterans, personalised community healthcare solutions and act as their advocate when required. You will meet veterans in their own homes, communities, clinics and at Outreach events to provide case management and delivery of professional support as part of a Multidisciplinary Team as well as clinical advice and support to them and their families.

About the Team

You will be a much-valued part of an expert, energetic and innovative Veterans Clinical Team across the UK. We are resourceful in finding ways to deliver what is right and fair for our veterans in the healthcare domain seeing the bigger picture, focusing on ideas that deliver the best results for our veterans and actively challenge, test, learn and adapt ideas, making them a reality. 

What we offer

To enable our employees to thrive in all aspects of their lives we proudly support flexible working practices. You can tailor your working day around your work and private commitments providing you maintain high class service to the team and our veterans at all times. And there is also a wide range of other benefits we offer like 26 days paid holiday, enhanced maternity pay, health cashback plan, and so many more.

Areas

• The Borders including Scotland and Northern Ireland
• East
• South
• Wales

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We look forward to hearing from you.