Community Falls Support Worker
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust, Luton
Community Falls Support Worker
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East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust, Luton
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 19 Aug | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Location ref: Luton
Full Job Description
- To work within the Falls Team in providing timely intervention service for people who have had a fall or are at risk of falling.
- To complete a comprehensive falls assessment and identify any equipment, care or support required to enable the patient to remain at home safely and avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
- To facilitate/support the delivery of falls strength and balance classes across Luton, therefore there will be a requirement to travel locally between community group venues, clinics and patients own homes.
- To make Falls prevention recommendations and advice and completed onward referrals to relevant stakeholders as appropriate.
- To work closely with GP suregeries, Luton integrated community services, the ambulance service and other health, social care and voluntary organisations in Luton to reduce falls., If you receive a suspicious job offer or recruitment-related communication, do not make any payments, share personal information, or provide identity documents. We encourage you to report the matter to your local police or relevant law enforcement agency. Any concerns relating to potential recruitment fraud should also be reported to our Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) as soon as possible.
Are you educated to NVQ Level 3 or Equivalent and have experience of working in the community as a health care assistant, reablement support worker or in an occupational therapy or physiotherapy setting? The service works shifts from 8pm until 6pm, 7 days per week with weekend work on a rota basis. The applicant would be expected to work shifts across. A typical shift pattern for a full time member of staff may include 4 working days over a 7-day period with 3 rest days. We have an exciting opportunity for motivated, well organised and enthusiastic individuals to join our falls team as a Part time Community Falls Support worker here in Luton. We are a small proactive team that work autonomously using your own initiative, have good IT and communication skills. Full support and training will be provided and the Trust is committed to staff development. The team works with people who have fallen or are at risk of falling in their own homes and aims to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and reduce the risk of falls. If you have these skills and the motivation to make an impact we want to hear from you. Further details of the role can be found in the job description and personal statement.
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/community-falls-support-worker-127223180