Service Support Worker required to work from Bedford (MK42 0YN) with travel to Luton & Dunstable Hospital and surrounding areas in the Beds area.
Driving Requirements
Full Driving Licence essential (UK - manual) as you will be required to drive a company vehicle.
Client Details
An international charity-based organization that provides care and support to patients who have recently been discharged from hospital.
Description
1. Work as part of the Health & Crisis Service.
2. 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.
3. Provide practical and emotional support (telephone calls, welfare checks, shopping).
4. Provide reactive and flexible support to adults following a hospital stay to enable early discharge.
5. Respond to referrals from Clinicians and Community Health professionals.
6. Support service users in the weeks after hospital discharge and/or preventing readmission.
7. Take service users to hospital appointments, pick up prescriptions and shopping.
Profile
1. Friendly and patient.
2. Experience is desired but not essential - full support provided.
3. Happy to work as a team but also on own initiative.
4. UK Manual driving licence and happy to drive a company vehicle.
Working Hours
Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm.
Job Offer
£12/Hour + Holiday Pay.
Paid Weekly.
35 Hours/Week.
Start ASAP for approx 12 Weeks.
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