Job overview

We are looking for someone who:

• Believes in providing personalised support
• Can work independently and flexibly
• Respect, privacy and dignity
• Looking to develop their skills
• Develop operational strengths
• Works to targets
• Good IT skills

Ability to understand the business need and who want to expand their knowledge in both a Health and Social Care setting.                                        

Knowledge of working within the Health or Social Care sector is required, with strong assessment skills to support and steer people through their recovery and then move on to be as independent as possible. 

The operational hours of the service are 08:00 – 20:00 seven days a week (working on a shift basis).
 
The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential. Car owner/driver essential (subject to the Equality Act 2010). You should note that public transport is rarely a viable option as your role will involve travelling to rural areas, often with limited public transport.

Main duties of the job

Home First Assessors work closely with people who use our services, their families, friends and carers, who all play an invaluable role in how our users experience our services.

They are expected to be kind and responsive, professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the Health and Social Care economy by:

• Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound judgement and effective risk assessments, escalating concerns to the relevant professional in a timely manner.
• Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process.
• Using all resources available, both professional and non-professional that will enhance enablement.
• Prepare and present cases at a weekly meeting with the Registered Practitioner ensuring that every aspect of the persons journey through the service is available to ensure a judged decision based on up to date information.
• Carry out initial assessment in a timely way. Support and supervise and guide the Home First Support Workers to enable them to carry out their work confidently and effectively.
• Carry out risk assessments both for the environment and the person.
• Be prepared to train as a trained trainer in Moving and Handling.
• Carry out Moving and Handling assessments once the person is in their own home.

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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