The Discharge to Assess/Intermediate Care at Home teams are looking for a Senior Support Worker to fulfil an exciting opportunity within the community at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
We need people who share our excitement, embrace different ways of working and are able to work flexibly across organisational boundaries. The position is for a Band 3 Senior Support Worker who will work flexibly within the Discharge to Assess/Intermediate Care at Home Team.
The Discharge to Assess element is a multi‑professional service that assesses patients upon discharge from hospital in the community. We provide individualised care to meet the person’s needs and facilitate transfer for onward care into the appropriate service – Health, Adult Social Care or partner agencies. The Intermediate Care at Home Team delivers nursing and therapy rehabilitation to patients within the Stockport community.
This role requires flexibility to cover all areas within the Discharge to Assess service, covering 7 days 08:00–21:00.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide nursing, therapy and social care to patients within their own homes, carrying out higher level delegated clinical, therapeutic and personal care interventions.
* Promote the physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing of individuals and client groups.
* Be an effective member of the multidisciplinary team.
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication.
* Carry out care and other duties under indirect supervision of a registered professional.
* Travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role.
Benefits
* Between 27–33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance – loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union – local financial advice
Education
* GCSE Maths and English pass or equivalent
* Literate and numerate
* Care certificate
* NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care
* Evidence of other educational achievements
Experience and Knowledge
* Understanding of how illness affects individuals and their families/carers
* Understanding of confidentiality
* Understanding of current issues affecting the NHS and Social Care
* Working as part of a team
* Experience relevant to the post – previous health/social experience in a community setting
* Understanding of palliative care
* Vital signs monitoring
* Understanding of health and safety issues in the community
* Evidence of basic nursing care including wounds and safe patient handling
Skills
* Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites
* Demonstrates IT skills and a willingness to learn new skills
* Ability to work independently following verbal and written instructions
* Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
* Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility
* Demonstrates personal integrity and is a team player
* Demonstrates good time management skills
* Evidence of ability to use initiative but aware of own limitations
* Demonstrates good organisational skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£25,760 – £27,476 per annum pro rata.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. We particularly welcome applications from under‑represented communities.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously and consider any request we receive to explore whether it can fit the needs of the service.
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