Hospital Carer Support Coordinator

£20,235 rising to £20,735 per annum after successful completion of probation

Would you like to be part of a dynamic, developing and supportive team, committed to supporting the needs of Carers?
We are looking for a Hospital Carer Support Coordinator to work from Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) and occasionally covering one of our bases in East Kent hospitals.

Our Charity provides a valuable and essential service in East Kent to people who find themselves in a caring role for a friend, neighbour or family member, who may be suffering from physical or mental illness, addiction or disability.

Our well-established Charity has been supporting Carers for 17 years. As an organisation we are continually developing our service as we strive to meet the needs of an increasing population of Carers.
We are seeking an individual who will understand the needs of unpaid Carers and the challenges they face. If you would like to work as part of a team offering information and support to those who care (unpaid) for a relative, friend or neighbour, who otherwise could not manage due to physical or mental illness, addiction or disability we would like to hear from you.

Working alongside The Rapid Transfer Teams the individual will be responsible for providing a range of support services to Carers who are identified within the hospital setting, enabling Carers to care for their family member on returning home from hospital, in a safe, appropriate and timely manner. It is crucial that Carers receive the right information and support at the right time and that this not only helps them in their caring role, but also focuses on their own needs and wellbeing.

You will also be required to raise awareness of the needs of Carers and our service as part of the role.

We are committed to providing consistently high quality services to Carers, and to reaching Carers who may face particular problems in finding the help they need to carry on Caring.

A full driving license and your own transport are essential as you will be required to regularly come to the main office in Deal and travel between hospital sites as required. CV’s will not be considered.

For an application pack, please email: Recruitment@carers-doverdistrict.org

Closing date for returned applications: Friday 30 August at midday.

If your application is successful, telephone interviews will be held on 9 September 2019. If you are successful at this stage, face to face interviews will take place on 19 September in Deal.

We may need to add additional interview dates if we receive a high level of interest.

If you have not heard from us by 17 September then you have not been selected for interview.


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