Service Support Worker required to work from Bedford (MK42 0YN) with travel to Luton & Dunstable Hospital and surrounding areas in the Beds area.
Full Driving Licence essential (UK - manual) as you will be required to drive a company vehicle
NO PERSONAL CARE OR MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
Client Details
An international charity based organisation that provides care and support to patients who have recently been discharged from hospital
Description
* Work as part of the Health & Crisis Service
* Be a friendly face to someone in the local area that may be struggling to do things for themselves due to age, illness or vulnerability
* Provide practical and emotional support (telephone calls, welfare checks, shopping)
* Provide reactive and flexible support to adults following a hospital stay to enable early discharge
* Respond to referrals from Clinicians and Community Health professionals
* Support service users in the weeks after hospital discharge and/or preventing readmission
* Take service users to hospital appointments, pick up prescriptions and shopping
NO PERSONAL CARE OR MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
Profile
* Friendly and patience
* Experience is desired but not essential - full support provided
* Happy to work as a team but also on own initiative
* UK Manual driving licence and happy to drive a company vehicle
* Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm
* Start ASAP for approx 12 Weeks
Job Offer
* £12/Hour + Holiday Pay
* Paid Weekly
* 35 Hours/Week
* Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm
* Start ASAP