Vacancy at Carers in Bedfordshire
Carers Health Lead
Salary
£ 28,221
Vacancy listed
22/08/2022
Application deadline
19/09/2022
Details
We are a strong and well-respected local charity with an ambitious plan to expand so that we can do more for carers. Our staff are our most precious resource who make a difference in carers lives, whether they support someone caring for another adult in the family, a parent caring for a child with additional needs or a child who has caring responsibilities.
You’ll know what caring is like for families and the impact it has on wellbeing and life chances. And you will be able to bring to this role the skills you have built up through your experience in advice, information or support. Maybe you have worked for a voluntary organisation, or have a background in health or social work, but you’ll be keen to join an organisation with strong values and a passion for quality. You’ll know why confidentiality and safeguarding are so important, and will have lived that out in your day to day work.
Our working culture is inclusive, friendly and collaborative – with a strong focus on flexibility and an embedded can-do approach. Your skills and passion for our cause will make a direct difference to carers.
So, a bit more about the role – Carers Health Lead:
To manage, deliver and develop all areas and contracts of Carer Health strategy, leading a team of carer link workers, annual health check nurse, sessional staff and volunteers. To oversee and work within the carers hubs across Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS foundation Trust and to effectively form relationships with NHS, primary care and the community mental health teams across Bedfordshire.
Service Lead Delivery:
You’ll know what caring is like for families and the impact it has on wellbeing and life chances. And you will be able to bring to this role the skills you have built up through your experience in advice, information or support. Maybe you have worked for a voluntary organisation, or have a background in health or social work, but you’ll be keen to join an organisation with strong values and a passion for quality. You’ll know why confidentiality and safeguarding are so important, and will have lived that out in your day to day work.
Our working culture is inclusive, friendly and collaborative – with a strong focus on flexibility and an embedded can-do approach. Your skills and passion for our cause will make a direct difference to carers.
So, a bit more about the role – Carers Health Lead:
To manage, deliver and develop all areas and contracts of Carer Health strategy, leading a team of carer link workers, annual health check nurse, sessional staff and volunteers. To oversee and work within the carers hubs across Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS foundation Trust and to effectively form relationships with NHS, primary care and the community mental health teams across Bedfordshire.
Service Lead Delivery:
- Ensure service provision delivers on contractual and funding commitments while delivering an effective service to carers that delivers outcomes and delivers KPI’s (inc. Hospitals contract, Carer Link Worker, NHS Nurse and Carers Contract)
- Problem solve and overcome barriers to professionals referring to CiB, manage conflicting demands.
- Contribute to service and organisational development including contributing to tender responses, funding bids, attending Board meetings on request and contributing to other areas of development and improvement by agreement with the CEO
- Prepare quarterly reports for each contract and other funders as required
- Collect data and monitor and evaluate activities to ensure outcomes are achieved, and documented. Interpret trends from data to establish routes for progression and unmet need
- Where carer need is identified produce business cases that would meet demand
Hospital Hubs:
- To establish and maintain relationships with key personnel in the hospitals to facilitate the identification and support of carers, including but not limited to the Patient Experience Manager, Discharge Teams, Frailty team, Nurses and Ward Staff, Outpatient Clinic Staff, Communications team and Volunteer Coordination team
- To ensure that unpaid carers are supported whilst in the hospital setting and once the person they care for has been discharged home or onto another establishment
- To maintain good contacts with other agencies offering support to carers and the person they care, including members of the PALS (Patient Advice Liaison Service) team and external bodies who offer support to carers
- To identify carers, register them, offer immediate support and onward referral where appropriate
- To maintain statistical records as necessary for the preparation of contract reports and other data requests
- Form effective relationships within professional boundaries with carer and members of other multi discipline teams.
Plus: - team management and development - budgeting, finance and resource management. (please see attached job description/person specification for full details)
TO APPLY
1. Download the files in the documents tab below - including the application form
2. Once completed, click apply and complete the required fields
3. On the following screen upload the completed application form and any other supporting documents
4. Click "finish application" and you will be sent a confirmation email
5, Or contact cath.brimmell@carersinbeds.org.uk for an application form and job pack
The completion and submission of the equality monitoring form is optional.
Benefits
We offer flexible working in a supportive, friendly working environment. As an employer, we know that family and life outside work is important and we are as flexible as we can to support all aspects of our staff’s wellbeing.
- The role is full time, 35 hours/week, permanent contract
- A generous holiday allowance of 35 days/year (includes Bank Holidays)
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Employee assistance programme – to support employees and maintain their wellbeing
Notes
For an informal chat about the role please contact Hatty Opalinski on 07885 219592.
Application closing date 19th September 2022.
Interviews to take place week commencing 26th September.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Attached documents
| Title | File |
|---|---|
| Job Description and Person Specification | Health_Lead_JD_inc_hospital.pdf |
| Application form | Job_Application_Form_(1).doc |
| Equality monitoring form | Equality_Monitoring_Form_(1).docx |
| General Information about CiB & Bedfordshire Hospitals | General_Information_about_CiB___Bedfordshire_Hospitals.pdf |