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Job summary

Main area
Short Term Pathways Transformation
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (11.5 hour days rolling roster pattern 4 week pattern – 3 weeks of 3 days, 1 week of 4 days to include alternate weekends)
Job ref
846-6211154-CF
Employer
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Westbrook House
Town
Margate
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/05/2024 23:59
Interview date
20/05/2024

Employer heading

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Assessor

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

Are you ready to start a new career pathway working within a joint enterprise of Health and Social Care?

You could become part of this combined Service bringing the unique benefits of a wrap round recovery service from hospital discharge. The principle of the service ensuring that recovery involves working towards the person being as independent as possible through enablement.

These are newly developed posts working across Health and Social Care, supporting recovery and delivering enablement in all areas of daily life including personal care and supporting nutrition, whilst also monitoring the patient’s condition. Contributing to an overall plan of care, which includes the support of the multi-disciplinary teams from Health and Social Care.

Main duties of the job

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).

 

Additional Working Pattern: 11.5 hour days rolling roster pattern4 week pattern – 3 weeks of 3 days, 1 week of 4 days to include alternate weekends

Working for our organisation

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver 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’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

 

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. 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. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

 

Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 20th May 2024.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Willingness to undertake the Care Certificate.
  • Literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable criteria
  • Care Certificate.
  • Willingness to work towards Level 2 functional skills in English and Maths if not already attained (for those looking towards apprenticeships or future development)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in Health or Social Care
  • Demonstrates an interest in caring for the health and welfare of adults needing support in the community.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understands and can apply key Health & Safety procedures relevant to the role
  • Awareness and compliance with equality policies, procedures and legislation.
  • Understands the role and remit of the unregistered worker
  • Awareness of national policies and legislation, its relevance to care settings and its application across health and social care services

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
  • Strong IT skills.
  • Ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day in accordance with the needs of the service

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work under pressure and demonstrate strong attention to detail

Ability To Manage

Essential criteria
  • Ability to manage own time effectively
  • Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, considering health and social care policies and procedures
Desirable criteria
  • Line Management or supervisory experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareDisability confident leaderDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Care quality commission - OutstandingKent Community - Platinum Award LogoStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.KEiBA Valuing Disability Business of the Year 2021

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Karen Thomas
Job title
Team manager - Home First
Email address
[email protected]