We are working with a small independent charity based in Merton, who support people with disabilities to live independently and have control over their own lives. They are a user-led organisation promoting the inclusion, choice, and independence of Deaf and Disabled People. They are currently looking to recruit a temporary, part-time (21 hours per week) Senior Case Worker; this position is offered on a temporary basis until the end of March 2021, with a possibility of extension.
As their Senior Case Worker, you will provide information, advice and advocacy support to individuals with disabilities and additional needs. You will manage your own caseload and as a senior member of the team you will supervise and coach others as well as engaging with funders and other relevant stakeholders. You will also support the Service Manager with training and development of trainee case workers and deputise in place of the service manager when required.
To be considered, you will have significant case management experience as well as the ability to provide quality assurance advice to the public on a one to one basis. You will be experienced in effectively managing your workload and dealing with situations which can be of a challenging or distressing nature. Finally, you will need to have knowledge and experience of quality assurance systems and how to implement them (e.g. Supervisor File Reviews). The ability to demonstrate an empathy for the issues and barriers faced by disabled people and an understanding of the policy issues affecting their lives is essential.
To be considered, you will be in possession of a fully enhanced DBS check, issued within the last year or registered to the online update service and must be available to start immediately
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled with the client, on an on-going basis.
Given the unprecedented volume of interest in our roles, consultants are unable to support with general job search advice or specific enquiries before application. Instead please do either register your CV on our website or submit your CV for any roles that interest you to ensure that your application is reviewed in line with the position. Should you be successfully longlisted or we are able to assist in your job search we will be in contact to discuss next steps.
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The Royal Marsden are incredibly proud of their international reputation for their ground-breaking work, championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge practice. The Talent Set are working exclusively with them to recruit an experienced and passionate Senior PR & Communications Manager into the Marketing & Communications department, playing a central role working across the Trust, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, The Royal Marsden Private Care, the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, and The Royal Marsden School.
Within the department, the PR & Communications team works alongside the Marketing and Digital teams to provide a cross matrix approach to projects, ensuring all their audiences, including staff, patients, and media, are aware of the strategic priorities and latest work of The Royal Marsden.
The PR and Communications Team has a broad remit, covering both external and internal communications, VIP visits, Trust and Charity events, a suite of magazines, and video/documentary projects. They drive a proactive thought leadership agenda, enhancing the reputation of The Royal Marsden as an NHS leader, and positioning the hospital at the forefront of worldwide cancer research, treatment and care.
As Senior PR & Communications Manager you will develop and implement the Trust’s public relations and external & internal communications strategies, delivering both a proactive and reactive plan to raise the profile and understanding of the work of the Trust, enhancing its reputation and promoting awareness of its aims and achievements. This is a highly visible position within the organisation and works closely with the Head of Communications, building relationships with high-profile stakeholders both internally and externally while leading a busy and ambitious team of 5.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering a full press office service, developing and maintain relationships with national, local, and specialist media.
- Working with documentary film makers and production companies, negotiating filming contracts.
- Identifying and exploiting opportunities to promote The Royal Marsden’s thought leadership, working with the Science Media Centre as appropriate, to enhance the Trust presence as a key voice on oncology and driving a positive public image.
- Identifying and promoting media opportunities, establishing relationships with key members of staff, patients, volunteers, fundraisers, and other key stakeholders.
- Working with the marketing department to ensure successful development and implementation of the marketing, communications, and events plan including management of internal processes and campaign evaluation.
- Maintain the Trusts’ corporate image and brand, ensuring it is used consistently.
- Managing the production of a suite of magazines.
- Promoting The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity to patients, the general public, and staff, in order to maximise impact through the effective use of external and internal communications.
- Liaise with other key stakeholders for national projects including Genomics, the Cancer Vanguard and the London Cancer Hub.
- To work with the Trust and Charity’s Digital Teams including the Social Media Manager to maximise the use of the website and social media channels to promote The Royal Marsden’s reputation.
Ideally you will have significant experience across PR & Communications with a large charity or NHS organisation within the health sector. You will be a confident, well-practiced people manager and be passionate about The Royal Marsden’s work.
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
Please note any third party CVs submitted to The Royal Marsden will be redirected to The Talent Set for review.
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We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Senior Support Worker within our North Manchester Learning Disabilities /Mental Health Service to provide person-centred support to people with learning disabilities and other mental health needs living in their own homes.
Working with a small highly skilled team of support workers, you will assist the Registered Team Manager and Support Coordinator in the management and provision of 24-hour support across flats within a supported living setting.
You must have a good understanding of learning disabilities and person-centred practice as well as a commitment to developing the service and the staff team.
You will be responsible for:
- Maximising service user outcomes by working closely with the service user, their family and friends, staff and involved professionals
- Developing and managing staff, including staff training, supervision and appraisal
- Supporting managers with business planning and service developments
- Supporting managers with Quality Assurance and CQC compliance
- Auditing of service paperwork on a monthly basis
In return, we offer a full induction and training program and manager support.
Relevant and transferable skills, as well as experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities, are essential within this post
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Are you an experienced communications professional looking for a new role with an ambitious and forward thinking Charity? Our mission is empowering people with M.E. to fulfil their potential and secure the care and support they need, while working towards a greater understanding of the illness and ultimately a cure. As our Communications & Marketing Senior Practitioner, you will lead on producing content for press, media and marketing channels; and working with colleagues across the organisation to increase our reach and influence. If you have a background in comms/marketing, including demonstrating impact and amplifying the voice of service users, we would encourage you to apply.
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Position Objective:
- To edit PETA UK’s and its affiliates' publications, including written materials, internet content, correspondence, and video text
- To manage the Foreign Language Editor
Term of Employment:
Full-time
Reports to:
Vice President of International Programmes
Location:
PETA Foundation – Telecommuting Position
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
- In consultation and verified compliance with the objectives, standards, and requirements
- communicated by PETA and its affiliates:
- Edit PETA's and its affiliates' publications
- Edit internal written materials created by staff members of PETA and its affiliates
- Edit news releases, correspondence, and other public communications of PETA and its affiliates
- Edit the written content of PETA UK and its affiliates' websites
- Edit text for PETA UK and its affiliates' videos
- Edit foreign language text if possible
- Identify government consultations that impact animals, assess which would be useful for us to respond to and prepare submissions for both PETA UK and PETA Australia
- Perform any other editorial functions assigned by the supervisor
- Manage the Foreign Language Editor and their workload
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a course of study requiring extensive writing and editing skills (eg, English, journalism, philosophy, history, law)
- Minimum of six years of practical editing experience in a relevant field
- Proven excellent knowledge of English grammar
- Excellent knowledge of professional, technical, or legal terminology and writing conventions
- Demonstrated exemplary attention to detail
- Proven ability to apply knowledge and experience in a time-pressured, deadline-intensive environment
- Commitment to the objectives of the organization
- Fluency in any other European languages an advantage
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Creative Support is a non-profit provider of person-centred care and support to older people, people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, and autism spectrum conditions.
We are recruiting an experienced practitioner for the role of Senior Support Worker to provide person-centred care and support to people with mental health needs at our service in Prestwich. Your role will include:
• Providing practical and emotional support to service users in line with Personal Support Plans
• Identifying and accessing opportunities with service users to gain independence and confidence
• Supervising staff and managing staff resources efficiently to meet the needs of the service
• Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that maximises outcomes for service users
A minimum of two years’ experience of providing care and support to people with mental health needs is essential for this role. It is desirable that you have experience of supporting and supervising a staff team. A clean driving licence and access to a car is beneficial.
You are expected to work flexibly on a rota to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and bank holidays.
This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status. You will receive ongoing training regarding the client group you work with, managerial qualifications, and up-to-date training regarding changes to the law governing social care.
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SENIOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE PRACTITIONER, NOTTINGHAM RECOVERY NETWORK PSYCHOSOCIAL TEAM, NOTTINGHAM, SALARY: A4C BAND 5 £24,907– £30,615 PER ANNUM, PERMANENT, 37HPW
The Nottingham Recovery Network is the single point of advice, support and treatment to anybody in Nottingham City who wishes to change their relationship with alcohol or drugs.
An exciting opportunity to help develop the New Nottingham City Drug and Alcohol treatment pathway.
- Framework is seeking to recruit a Band 5 Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner on a permanent basis.
- Provide high quality patient care through assessing, care planning, key working, implementing and evaluating treatment plans for people with substance misuse problems
- Carry out assessments and carry a clinical caseload with responsibility for planning, implementing and evaluating care programmes. Take an active role in Multi-Disciplinary Meeting (MDT meetings).
- The post holder will assist in the care co-ordination of patients and be involved in the delivery of treatment including, brief and extended advice and structured treatment.
- Facilitation of therapeutic group work.
- You will be working directly with other Clinical Specialists and Senior Substance Misuse Practitioners and be expected to assist across Nottingham Recovery Network service as necessary. You will be supporting Band 4 practitioners.
- You will have proven extensive experience of working with people with drug and/or alcohol misuse issues.
- Excellent communication skills and a good knowledge of harm reduction models for drug and alcohol are essential.
For informal discussion, please contact Maxine Fletcher or Miggy James
For an application pack and job description, please visit our website
What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.
Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.
97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.
Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.
As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application
CVs will not be accepted
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
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Position: Senior Policy Officer (Welfare & Employment)
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Location: Flexible
Salary: £33,886 - £39,276 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 1
Department: Policy and Evidence
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
This is an exciting opportunity to help the MS Society secure tangible changes for people with MS. Reporting to the Policy Manager (Welfare and Technology), you will lead on high profile policy issues across welfare and employment that affect people with MS.
You will ensure that our policy work is built around strong evidence and is informed by and developed with people affected by MS and relevant professionals.
Working closely with colleagues in External Relations, Communications & Campaigns you will play a key role in building effective campaigns and influencing programmes around key issues facing people with the condition.
You’ll have experience of working in a lobbying or campaigning role or a busy political environment and a proven track record of influencing others, ideally in a welfare and/or employment policy/practice context.
You’ll have a detailed understanding of the policy making processes that surround welfare, excellent analytical skills and the ability to present complex information at senior levels.
You will be joining the Society at an exciting stage of its development and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and friendly team.
We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 1st February 2021
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
No agencies please.
Part-time, permanent position; 24 hours per week
Based in Cambridgeshire – predominantly Peterborough and Fenland
The Breaking Barriers project is part of the Unite Programme which works with prisoners and their families to minimise the impact of imprisonment on their children. Our services support family relationships to continue developing throughout the sentence, which plays a critical role in helping to reduce reoffending rates.
Breaking Barriers supports children and young people who have a close family member in prison – helping them to understand their situation and to manage their own feelings.
We are seeking a Senior Practitioner to support children and young people in Cambridgeshire, and to build the capacity of schools and other professionals to recognise and support these children.
An excellent team player with high level communication skills. You will have a passion for supporting children, young people and families and provide them with an excellent client service.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Friday 29th January 2021.
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding. We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
At Depaul UK we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Support Worker to join our London based team. You will join us on a full-time basis and help our objectives to support the most vulnerable members of society and in return, you will receive a salary of £27,674 per annum + pension & other benefits.
Depaul UK helps people around the UK who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged, with a special focus on young people. We are now looking for locum Project / Support Workers through Accommodation, Floating Support, Family Mediation, Administration, and Nightstop.
We are a homelessness charity with the largest network of emergency accommodation for young people in the UK, making a difference to the lives of thousands of young people each year. We are unique, innovative and very passionate about what we do, working in the very heart of local communities.
Benefits of joining us as our Senior Mental Health Support Worker:
- Competitive salary
- 26 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance
The Senior Mental Health Support Worker role:
You will join the project in Camden on a full-time permanent contract. Camden Kaleidoscope is an innovative service for young people with mental health and complex needs, delivered using a psychologically informed approach.
In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the Project Manager and Deputy Manager to ensure effective and safe management of the project on a day to day basis, including case co-ordination for individual young people. You’ll also line manage Progression Coaches, volunteers and social work students undertaking placements at the service.
Please note that the official job title for this post is Senior Progression Coach.
What makes the Senior Mental Health Support Worker role exciting?
- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’
- Training in the Depaul Endeavour model
- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner
- Access to a total rewards package including a health plan and generous pension contributions
What will ideally support your success as our Senior Mental Health Support Worker?
- A relevant qualification and/or significant experience of working with young people with complex needs
- Experience of managing a caseload and working collaboratively to achieve outcomes
- Significant experience of support planning and conducting risk assessments
- Significant experience working in partnership with a multi-agency team
- Thorough understanding of safeguarding, professional boundaries and confidentiality
Closing date: 23:59 Sunday 27th December 2020
Interview date: TBC
So, if this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Senior Mental Health Support Worker then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!
An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.
We are looking to welcome a new Senior Support Worker into our busy and dynamic mental health recovery team. We work across all our Bradford services, ensuring positive mental health and housing related support in a personalised way, to build and maintain independence. The successful candidate will engage with service users and build trusting therapeutic relationships.
This Senior Support Worker role will be to support in the leadership of the team, to provide individualised person-centred support to people with support needs living in their own homes. You and your team will enable them to enjoy a fulfilling and valued life, participate in the community and develop their abilities as fully as possible.
You will have a warm, caring nature, and a commitment to making a positive difference to people’s lives. It is expected that you will work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of the service.
The role is varied. For example: One day you could be helping a service user to complete a housing benefit form or offer practical support around a household task. The next day you could be assisting someone to access a day service or set up a direct debit to pay their utility bills. You will receive extensive training and excellent peer support.
Our Bradford Re-enablement and Recovery Support Service provide contact care to people with a range of mental health needs as directed by their personal support plans. This will include visiting clients in their own homes or in other mental health settings as part of a structured package of support.
Our Enablement Service is a city-wide service which offers domiciliary CQC registered support and re-enablement for adults and older adults. Our service users may be experiencing fluctuating mental health, memory problems, dementia, learning disabilities or physical health issues. The service operates throughout Bradford and the surrounding areas, including Keighley, Bingley and Shipley.
We require warm, positive individuals to promote our person-centred ethos and work in close partnership with families and other agencies. You must be compassionate and able to provide both respectful personal care and personalised support. The Service is rated as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ for caring.
If you have excellent interpersonal skills and if you are supportive, proactive, responsible, good at motivating people and an excellent listener then we would like to hear from you.
Experience of management in the care and support sector is preferred. Good written communication is also important. We appreciate flexibility from all our staff, therefore we also offer flexible working hours. It is a large team and we are looking for a diverse range of skills.
Due to the nature of the role, this is a car driver essential role.
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Centre 33 is an ambitious and growing charity based across Cambridgeshire. We offer a range of high quality services to young people aged 13-25, including information and support on a “drop in” basis, mental health services, counselling, housing and financial advice, sexual health support and support for young carers.
The Senior Mental Health Project Worker role will develop and deliver excellent, safe, impactful and responsive services to young people while developing good local relationships with other organisations.
Your role will involve people leadership and line management, overseeing and supporting volunteer counsellors in their work, client assessments and providing mental health and therapeutic support directly to young people. You will see young people at one of our bases, in schools or in community settings.
You will have a counselling Level 4 Diploma or equivalent therapeutic or mental health qualification and ideally some experience of people management.
By listening to local young people and local partners and sharing your findings with your service team, you will support Centre 33 to embed and develop a more impactful service in line with the organisation’s strategic plan.
Your role will work to Centre 33’s values of being inclusive and specialist; supportive and non-judgemental; and collaborative and accountable
You will be working primarily from either our Cambridge, Ely or Peterborough bases or but with travel within Cambridgeshire. A driving license and use of a car is essential for this post.
This post is subject to a DBS check and references.
Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome discussions about part-time and flexible working arrangements
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Are you currently a Support Worker looking to move into a Senior Support Worker position? Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference to young people’s lives? Do you understand the challenges which young people face in daily life? Maybe a career with our client is for you…
They are currently looking for a Senior Support Worker, or an experienced Support Worker looking to develop into a senior post. You support the Deputy and Residential Manager in supervising a team of staff with the aim to help their young people move into independent living in the future.
You will be based within their Residential Home in York working shifts over a 37.5 hour week consisting of earlies, lates and occasional sleep ins & nights when required to support the services, so flexibility is required.
Company Benefits
- Competitive pay (£10.43 p/h + £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation)
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with service)
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Access to their 24-hour Wellbeing Support Portal/ Employee Assistance Programme
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)
Your role as a Senior Support Worker
- To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To work alongside the Deputy and Residential Manager to support with the management of staff and smooth running of the home
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
- To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
- To promote independence amongst the young people
- To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
- To carry out further duties as per our attached document (Writing reports, general office admin, etc.)
Requirements of a Senior Support Worker
- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent within Care
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations
Desirable Criteria
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs
If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please submit your application by Thursday 4th February.
Please note that interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams as a video interview.
Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.
They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.
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Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing person-centred support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently recruiting an experienced practitioner for the role of Senior Support Worker at our mental health support service in Liverpool.
We are looking for respectful, warm and experienced individuals to work at our Liverpool service which supports individuals with mental health needs. We provide an empowering model of support which enables people to lead fulfilling and happy lives. As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and ambitions.
Senior Support Worker Duties:
• Providing practical and emotional support to service users in line with Personal Support Plans
• Identifying and accessing opportunities with service users to gain independence and confidence
• Supervising staff and managing staff resources efficiently to meet the needs of the service
• Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that maximises outcomes for service users
• Working flexibly on a rota to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and bank holidays.
A minimum of two years’ experience of providing care and support to people with mental health needs is essential for this role. It is desirable that you have experience of supporting and supervising a staff team. A clean driving licence and access to a car is beneficial.
This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training regarding the client group you work with, managerial qualifications, and up-to-date training regarding changes to the law governing social care.
Benefits of working with Creative Support:
• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams,
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma.
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About you
Are you a people person? Can you earn people’s trust? Can you help people find the support they need? Are you fully committed to person-centred services? Will you always “go the extra mile” to make sure people find the best possible solution to their needs?
Our purpose
Within a hospital setting, we work with clinical staff to ensure that people can leave hospital at the right time and with the support and care they need.
Within a community and primary care setting, we use social prescribing to help people reduce unnecessary NHS appointments and find appropriate community and non-clinical solutions to their needs. Our mission is to help health and adult care services to work together to reduce unnecessary demands and make sure people receive the best possible services appropriate to their needs.
The role
The Senior Navigator will be responsible for managing staff within one of eight Hertfordshire "localities", developing local relationships and co-ordinating referrals. The Senior Navigator will support the team to work with people who are frail, vulnerable or unwell, people who are in danger of losing their independence, people who are being discharged from hospital and are struggling with their current circumstances.
Navigators take time to understand people’s needs, they understand what services are available, and they work with professionals, volunteers, families, and individuals so things link together as they should.
Working across both hospital and community settings, you will help prevent the need for people to be admitted to hospital, reduce over-reliance on GPs and/or home care providers, reduce social isolation and improve health and wellbeing.
You will work to understand your local community, link people together, and help develop more effective services. When solutions are needed, you will find them
The job
You will be employed by one of the seven voluntary organisations involved in the partnership: Age UK Hertfordshire, British Red Cross, Carers in Herts, Dacortium, POhWER, Watford & Three Rivers Trust and Watford Community Housing. Oher partners may join.
You will lead a locality team that will work flexibly to serve their communities; everyone is expected to do occasional evening or weekend work. You must be a driver with access to a vehicle. We can appoint people to work from home, but if your home is outside the locality to which you are attached, we will only pay travel expenses within your locality.
You will need to operate independently, use our case management database and communications systems, understand privacy rules and safeguarding, and work as part of a locality team supported by regular supervision, training and case conferences.
We are recruiting staff to be based throughout Hertfordshire. The roles are permanent (subject to future funding) and full-time but we will accept part-time applications and will try to find job-share partners.
Applicants
Please apply soonest: we will interview candidates as appropriate applications are received. Please apply online stating how you meet the requirements for this post. If you are currently based outside Hertfordshire, please explain how you will relocated or commute if appointed. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview.
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