About the role
Salary: £25760.00 to £27476.00
The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trusts Values in their day-to-day work. These are the 5Ps:
We are kind.
We are respectful.
We work together with our communities.
The post holder will have successfully completed an NVQ in Health and Social Care or equivalent and will work under the supervision of the Integrated Discharge Hub Lead. Extensive experience in the NHS and Social Care delivery is essential.
The post holder will work in partnership with NELFT community services, Waltham Forest Social Care and other agencies to provide short term, responsive and quality homebased care and rehabilitation for service users.
Using a reablement approach the post holder will facilitate service user independence and empowerment as far as possible with regard to existing medical conditions and disabilities and assist the service user to learn or regain skills with personal and domestic tasks as part of their therapeutic plan.
To give holistic care to service users in their own home.
To plan and organise Bridging Service daily rosters, coordinating the shift to ensure all visits are completed and staffs safety is maintained.
To brief Team Lead/coordinators on all relevant developments for each service user.
To participate in a duty rota to provide care for the service users to include unsociable hours and weekends.
To assist in the administration of medication, if necessary, with suitable training.
To have knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly manual handling.
To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
To maintain accurate records in the service users own home or elsewhere. Identify and
report any changes in service user care needs or changes in physical or emotional well-being to the Team Lead/coordinators.
JOB TITLE: Bridging Service Care Assistant