Hospital Brain Injury Link Worker

3 weeks ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Headway Birmingham & Solihull Full time

**Whose life did you improve today?**

Headway Birmingham & Solihull are a leading Brain Injury Charity. Our Carer Services Team provide support, services and guidance for people with an Acquired Brain Injury and their families, enabling them to improve their independence at home and in the community leading to an improved quality of life.

We are looking for a **Hospital Brain Injury Link Worker **to ensure that brain injured people and their families have information, advice and support at the earliest stages. To support & signpost families/brain injured people to the relevant Headway Groups and Legal firms, providing a smooth and easy pathway into the support they need at the hospital stage and beyond.

We require a reliable, trustworthy, self
- assured and self-motivated individual, ideally with experience of dealing with people in traumatic and emotional situations and excellent communication skills:

- Provide emotional support as well as advice and guidance for brain injured people and their families / carers.
- Ensure all handwritten reports are accurate, and in clear, legible handwriting.
- Ensure that the post holder maintains a current ‘honorary contract’ for the QE Hospital and builds/maintains links with the lead clinician/OTs and others in the team, on behalf of all the Headways.
- Build relationships in order to work in conjunction with other Navigators (e.g. Multi trauma wards) in the hospital.
- Signpost to the Panel and give out details of other local firms. Set up and support families at meetings with solicitors where they wish so.
- Produce reports, case studies and outcomes that are well written and by the required deadlines.
- Work closely with Headway Birmingham & Solihull Case Workers.
- Visit Brain Injured people and their carers/family members in hospital at the Queen Elizabeth trauma wards in Birmingham.
- Develop relationships and networks to reach as many people at the early stages of BI/caring as possible
- Set up regular ward visits and meets with OTs, get lists etc. Ensure that all referral details are collated/sorted/monitored and passed on to the relevant Outreach Workers of each Headway.
- Have use of own vehicle, full driving licence is a prerequisite of this role.
- Produce all required personal monitoring items accurately and on time. i.e., end of month, expenses, outputs and timesheets
- **As well as meaningful work, great colleagues and outstanding training, our paid roles offer:**_
- **DBS Check** - we cover the cost of your DBS check and further renewals once probation passed
- Company Pension Scheme
- **Wellbeing Support, Advice and Guidance **- via our in-house trained ‘**Mental Health **Champions’ and/or **Employee Assistance Program** though an online portal or over the telephone
- We pay for you to attend our **comprehensive induction** and on-going training to include the **Care Certificate and E-learning Certs**
- Confidential **Counselling Service**
- **Brain Injury Certificates - Level 1 & 2** free specialist training in brain injury
- We can support you to obtain a range of **qualifications **according to roles and support you with further development
- **Staff Referral Scheme** - earn £50 for referring a friend into a support worker position and further remuneration if still in role 6 months and 12 months later
- **Social events**, fundraising and team building - we value all our employees and try to bring people together socially
- **Blue Light cards** provided for you to use at high street retailers, days out, gifts, holidays and even when buying a car - Headway will purchase for you.
- **Special Birthday days** - an extra day’s leave on your ‘milestone birthdays’
- **Health Scheme **- employees can opt into the BHSF healthcare plan through which Headway B & S will pay at the basic level. This enables employees to claim back money towards general day to day healthcare such as opticians and dentists
- **Duvet Days** - get rewarded for coming into work with an extra day off for full year attendance

**Even though we are a small charity we feel we offer many great benefits that will hopefully make you 'feel valued, feel well balanced & feel looked after'.**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 10 per week

**Salary**: From £12.13 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

- Hospital

Shift:

- Day shift

Application question(s):

- Can you tell us what has attracted you to this role?

**Experience**:

- support work: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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