Health and Social Care Coordinator
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
11/11/2024
Advert End Date:
02/12/2024 22:59
Salary:
£35,235 - £38,626 per annum
Hours per week:
37 hours following a rota pattern
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Employment Location:
Newcastle upon Tyne
Further Information
We have an exciting opportunity for motivated, hardworking, and flexible individuals to join our Community Rehabilitation team at Connie Lewcock Resource Centre and Byker Lodge Resource Centre as Health and Social Care Coordinators. This is a great time to join our teams as we continue integration with the health sector and look to equip our services with new digital capabilities to further develop how we deliver care to adults within Newcastle.
Connie Lewcock is a bed-based rehabilitation centre in the west of the city. It provides support for up to 21 people recovering after a hospital admission or community admissions preventing hospital stays.
Byker Lodge is in the east of the city, has 21 beds for a specialised short-term, preventative service for people who are living with dementia or other mental health/cognitive impairments.
This post involves providing supervision, shift coordination and being responsible for the Health and Safety of the people staying in the service and staff. Our care and support services work with some of the most vulnerable people in the city. We are looking for applicants with a flexible approach who are committed to making a real difference to people’s lives.
Our staff work closely with health colleagues and must be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to promoting independence, health, wellbeing, and choice to those who use our services. The post requires the right person to have excellent communication skills as they are going to be part of a multi-disciplinary team and need to coordinate the recovery of individuals.
To enable people to regain their independence by attending therapy sessions such as exercise groups, (Individual and group), gardening, therapy dog sessions from Wag & Company, kitchen practice/meal preparation and home visits.
Being able to work shifts and weekends is essential for the posts and will attract an all-inclusive enhancement.
Health and Social Care Coordinator, 37 hours per week – Rehabilitation Service Connie Lewcock Resource Centre
37 hours per week shift work, including weekend working (See attached rota pattern)
Annual salary £35,235 to £38,626 with an annual all-inclusive enhancement of 15% of the annual wage.
In addition you will receive:
A dedicated 5-day induction includes shadowing an experienced worker along with undertaking the Recognised Care Certificate, regular supervision, and comprehensive training.
Generous annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually.
Access to Health Assured, Mindfulness sessions and other wellbeing initiatives.
Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme.
Access to a number of schemes including NHS vehicle leasing, Bike to Work scheme, home electronics and Annual Travel Tickets.
Uniform allocation.
Access to the NHS benefits scheme.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
Any additional information can be obtained by ringing Paul Cooke for Connie Lewcock RC, 0191 2773699 and for Byker Lodge RC contact Ann-Marie Ankers 0191 2782831.
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