Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
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
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work with EPUT Community Teams in particular Older Adults Mental Health, Dementia Localities, DIST, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), Local Authorities (LAs) 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 populations 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 our5 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).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work with EPUT Community Teams in particular Older Adults Mental Health, Dementia Localities, DIST, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), Local Authorities (LAs) 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 populations 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 our5 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).
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Student Associate Practitioners (band 3), be prepared to undertake study or have relevant experience.
- Full UK Drivers Licence & Access to own Car
Desirable
- Relevant qualification or experience in Community Development / Education, Health or Social Care
Experience and Skills
Essential
- A good understanding of the needs of people with dementia, who are frail or in the last 12 months of life and their carers
- Treating patients & their carers / family with respect and dignity
- Methodical organised approach to work with good attention to details
Desirable
- A good understanding of older adult mental health issues and its treatment/management
- Knowledge of Trust ITT Systems and Software Packages, including Mobius and SystmOne
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Student Associate Practitioners (band 3), be prepared to undertake study or have relevant experience.
- Full UK Drivers Licence & Access to own Car
Desirable
- Relevant qualification or experience in Community Development / Education, Health or Social Care
Experience and Skills
Essential
- A good understanding of the needs of people with dementia, who are frail or in the last 12 months of life and their carers
- Treating patients & their carers / family with respect and dignity
- Methodical organised approach to work with good attention to details
Desirable
- A good understanding of older adult mental health issues and its treatment/management
- Knowledge of Trust ITT Systems and Software Packages, including Mobius and SystmOne
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.
