Ageing Well Carers Support Worker

The Carers Intensive Support Team are looking for a hard working, dedicated and compassionate individual to join us in supporting the health and wellbeing of those caring for a person with suspected or confirmed dementia, frailty, or an older person with mental health concerns.
You would be joining a unique team dedicated to supporting family carers to look after their physical, mental, emotional and social health to enable them to maintain their caring role and build resilience for the future.
You will need to be willing to work across Southend, Castle Point & Rochford (South East Essex) to attend Carers Groups and Events as well as cover annual leave and sickness absence
You will need a valid Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car as the role requires travel across South East Essex
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received., Based in the Older Adults Mental Health & Dementia Service and working with Frail + partners to identify rising carer burden and to take action before carer breakdown occurs for those in the most deprived areas across South East Essex
Identifying and supporting older carers who are living with long term conditions and who neglect their own health due to their caring role. Carers whose physical and mental health is deteriorating due to deconditioning and the strain of caring throughout the pandemic, fuel and /or income poverty and / or digital and literacy deprivation.
Completing Health and Wellbeing Checks for Carers and using FrEDA on SystmOne will support early identification of respiratory disease and hypertension as well supporting early identification of deteriorating mental health and other long term conditions

Working for our organisation
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
+ Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
+ Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
+ If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
+ We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication., Work with EPUT Community Teams in particular Older Adults Mental Health, Dementia Localities, DIST, Primary Care Networks (PCN's), Local Authorities (LA's) and Voluntary / Third sector services across Southend, Castle Point & Rochford to support vulnerable and ageing carers (over 65)
You would identify and support opportunities for Carers Health and Wellbeing Checks to
+ Ensure early identification of respiratory concerns.
+ Ensure carers uptake of flu, pneumonia and other vaccinations to prevent hospital admissions and ability to maintain caring role
+ Ensure opportunities to discuss lifestyle choices such as smoking, diet, inactivity, that may contribute to increased risk of cancer
+ Undertake or refer for BP, Pulse and other physiological monitoring
+ To identify rising carer burden in older carers in deprived areas and take action before carer breakdown
+ Identify rising carer burden and support those carers who are disadvantaged either by literacy deficits or digitally to access all available support to build understanding and resilience for the future
+ Support those to access help if they are facing fuel and/or income poverty, digital and literacy exclusion and deprivation
+ Using Carer Health checks to identify lifestyle choices such as smoking, diet, inactivity that may contribute to increased risk of cancer.
+ Identify those at risk of being isolated and lonely and facilitate support to minimise this
+ Encourage at older adults with mental illness or concerns to seek help from OPCMHT. Identify and support to access NHS Talking Therapies services for common mental health issues such as anxiety & depression
+ To educate carers on available services and opportunities to access social and therapeutic activities for carers supporting engagement to reduce isolation and loneliness
+ Support carers with understanding the importance of contingency planning
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.
Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our population's health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a 'one workforce' cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants.
To support this 'one workforce model' the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our 5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.
Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.
Further information will be provided post interview.
This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).
Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.
Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on or email [email protected] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered 'suitable alternative employment' to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients at any one time across our community health, mental health and learning disability services across Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk.
We want you to be part of our journey of transformation, where our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do and to achieve our vision to be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.
You'll be part of a Trust where you will be supported to be your authentic self and be the best you can be, where we will help you to grow, develop and thrive.
The Trust is recognised by the University of Essex and is a top provider of apprenticeships for people looking to be an assistant practitioner, senior health care support worker (CAP). Our trailblazing CAP apprenticeship won a national HSJ Award.
We are also recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust and holder of gold accreditation from the Ministry of Defence Employment Recognition Scheme. Our services are highlighted as an exemplar of good practice, producing the best care for more than 3.500 armed forces veterans in the past seven years.
We have been shortlisted and won national awards. We are an inclusive organisation and Level 3 Disability Confident Leader Trust.
We are constantly innovating and looking for new ways to deliver care, such as using technology to enhance patient care and working with partners to launch new services such as the Basildon Mental Health Urgent Care Department, virtual hospitals and falls response cars.
Join us and you'll do the best work of your life - and make a difference to other people's lives. What we do together, matters.

+ 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
+ Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
+ Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
+ £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
+ Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
+ Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
+ Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.