The Community Response Team supports discharges from the acute hospitals, providing short-term and interim care.
Previous caring experience is ESSENTIAL.
Your base will be Babington Hospital to cover the localities of Amber Valley and Erewash.
You will need to be flexible and committed to caring and supporting people at home with care needs.
You will need to be able to travel between visits, therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
Shifts follow a 7 day rota, including weekends and bank holidays.
Please contact us to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you!
This vacancy may close early due to high volumes of applications so please ensure you complete application early.
• To be responsible for the day to day supervision of Support Workers within the Community Response Team.
• Delegate patient visits to ensure an effective support worker service is provided to patients in a timely and cost effective way.
• To be a role model to the Support Worker team and actively monitor and maintain clinical skills and professional manner.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential as appropriate and under supervision.
• Work with qualified Nurses and Therapists in the assessment and treatment of patients with a variety of conditions and progress/modify intervention programmes within parameters set by the Therapists and Nurses.
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of joined up care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 Community Hospitals and more than 30 Health Centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, Schools, Care Homes and increasingly in peoples own homes and via virtual consultations.
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This advert closes on Sunday 26 Jan 2025