Wellbeing Advisor

Retirement Villages is on the lookout for a Wellbeing Advisor to help maintain independence and safety for our residents in our retirement village based in Berkhamsted. 36 hours a week Mon-Friday with one night shift a week.

Main Responsibilities Include:

- Help maintain independence and safety for residents.
- To respond to emergency calls from residents and deliver first aid response where needed.
- To promote the health and wellbeing of older people living within the Village.
- To carry out wellbeing assessments for residents, develop self-help / special interest groups and enhance the current wellbeing service.
- To ensure a high quality service is maintained and delivered to residents, delivering first aid where necessary / liaising with emergency services or other healthcare services.
- To document all emergency response calls, resident illnesses’ / accidents and any follow up
- Wellbeing baseline assessments should be carried out on new residents before they move into the village
- To provide information and awareness sessions about key health issues such as osteoporosis, falls prevention, heart disease etc, promote self-help groups, and liaise with voluntary groups and local self-help groups.
- To offer daily drop-in sessions in villages where residents can call and discuss concerns and seek advice regarding their health.
- To contribute to the village wellbeing focus group, which meets on a monthly basis, where appropriate.
- Demonstratable experience in managing older people.
- Experience or knowledge of primary care and referral to primary care.
- Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as and when necessary
- In an emergency, be able to confidently assess, quickly get to and access a casualty’s location
- Hold an emergency first aid at work qualification and be able to get to the floor unaided and unassisted, and be confident and effective at: administering CPR until further help arrives, dealing with chocking incidents
- Full understanding of supporting a resident in an emergency
- Empathetic and an effective communicator who is emotionally resilient and diplomatic
- Ability to work in a community setting with vulnerable older people.

In return we offer a number of benefits including, Private Medical Insurance, Pension Scheme, Enhanced Annual Leave, Birthday Leave, Rewards Schemes, Volunteering and Well-Being days.