The Carers Intensive Support Team are looking for a hard working, dedicated and compassionate individual to join us in supporting the health and wellbeing of those caring for a person with suspected or confirmed dementia, frailty, or an older person with mental health concerns.
You would be joining a unique team dedicated to supporting family carers to look after their physical, mental, emotional and social health to enable them to maintain their caring role and build resilience for the future.
You will need to be willing to work across Southend, Castle Point & Rochford (South East Essex) to attend Carers Groups and Events as well as cover annual leave and sickness absence.
You will need a valid Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car as the role requires travel across South East Essex.
Based in the Older Adults Mental Health & Dementia Service and working with Frail+ partners to identify rising carer burden and to take action before carer breakdown occurs for those in the most deprived areas across South East Essex.
Identifying and supporting older carers who are living with long term conditions and who neglect their own health due to their caring role, compounded by deconditioning and the strain of caring throughout the pandemic, fuel and/or income poverty and/or digital and literacy deprivation.
Key responsibilities
* Complete Health and Wellbeing Checks for Carers and use FrEDA on SystmOne to support early identification of respiratory disease, hypertension, deteriorating mental health and other long‑term conditions.
* Ensure early identification of respiratory concerns and promote uptake of flu, pneumonia and other vaccinations to prevent hospital admissions and help carers maintain their caring role.
* Discuss lifestyle choices such as smoking, diet, inactivity that may contribute to increased risk of cancer.
* Undertake or refer for BP, pulse and other physiological monitoring.
* Identify rising carer burden in older carers in deprived areas and take action before breakdown.
* Provide support to carers facing fuel and/or income poverty, digital and literacy exclusion and deprivation.
* Identify carers at risk of isolation and loneliness; facilitate support to minimise this.
* Encourage adults with mental illness or concerns to seek help from OPCMHT and support them to access NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression.
* Educate carers on available services and opportunities to access social and therapeutic activities to reduce isolation and loneliness.
* Assist carers in understanding the importance of contingency planning.
Qualifications & Requirements
* Valid Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.
* Willingness to travel across Southend, Castle Point & Rochford (South East Essex).
* Ability to work across family carers’ roles and build their resilience.
* Experience or interest in health and wellbeing checks using SystmOne is desirable.
Benefits
* 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
* Excellent pension up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
* Staff discounts including Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
* £8K relocation package if you move to Essex.
* Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover travel costs to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
* Work bank: You can supplement your income and develop skills by working bank shifts.
* Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
* Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application will be rejected from the process.
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Apr 2026.
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