Hospital to Home Support Worker (x2)
Age UK Leeds
Location: Leeds
Salary: £25,586 pro rata
Hours: Part Time: 56 hours over the course of a fortnight. This averages at 28 hours per week and requires working alternate weekends.
In this role, you will work as part of the Hospital to Home Team, who provide transportation to facilitate hospital discharge and carry out support tasks within people’s homes to prevent further hospital admissions. The team also assesses individuals’ wider support needs and effectively signposts and refers to other organisations to ensure longer-term support is put in place.
You must have good communication and organisational skills and the ability to assess and respond to the needs of older people. Problem-solving and using your initiative, whether lone-working or as part of a team, to provide support, you will work from our base at St James’ University Hospital and out in the community.
This is a hugely rewarding role delivering many different aspects of emotional and practical support to a wide range of patients. If you are passionate about making a difference and have empathy towards others, then we would love to hear from you.
Full training will be provided.
For an informal chat about the position, please contact Victoria Pearson, Operations Manager, Hospital To Home Service, 07895 330371.
Deadline for applications: Sunday 2nd February 2025 (at midnight)
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