Healthy Ageing Co-Ordinator

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

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Job summary

We currently have an exciting role within our GP Home Visiting Team within RWT Primary Care Network as a Band 3 Healthy Ageing Co-Ordinator. As a member of the team you will be identifying and supporting patients living with mild to moderate frailty and undertaking assessments for this group of patients.

You will be expected to run your own clinics and assess patients within their own homes.

It is essential that you have a full UK driving license and have access to a car that can be used for work purposes as the post will involve travelling across the city to provide designated clinics or domiciliary visits.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have responsibility for maintaining standards, identifying risks, and supporting the functioning of older adult services, ensuring high quality services for our patients.

They will identify and support patients who are indicated to be living with mild to moderate frailty.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Date posted

15 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

225-Div3-6205858

Job locations

RWT PCN

Various sites within the PCN

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
  • GCSE grade A-C in Maths & English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a care setting
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent IT skills

Desirable

  • Understanding of basic physiology ie normal vital signs
  • Understanding of the importance of promotion of health and well-being
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
  • GCSE grade A-C in Maths & English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a care setting
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent IT skills

Desirable

  • Understanding of basic physiology ie normal vital signs
  • Understanding of the importance of promotion of health and well-being

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

RWT PCN

Various sites within the PCN

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

RWT PCN

Various sites within the PCN

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Interim Directorate Manager

Sarita Jones

sarita.jones1@nhs.net

Date posted

15 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

225-Div3-6205858

Job locations

RWT PCN

Various sites within the PCN

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


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