Home First Health

6 months ago


Croydon, United Kingdom Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Full time

Health & Wellbeing Assessor - LIFE Therapy team

Band 4

Our vision is for the people of Croydon to experience well-co-ordinated care and support in the most appropriate setting, which is truly person-centred and helps them to maintain their independence.

The post holder will work as a member of the LIFE therapy team within the Community, Home first and within the Croydon Intermediate Care Beds providing skilled support to the Occupational Therapists Physiotherapists and the Intermediate Care Nurse and will work under indirect supervision from the Therapy Team Leads / Therapists and Senior Social Workers.

The post holder will be expected to work autonomously and be responsible for their own workload and prioritizing this effectively.

The post holder will be expected to carry out holistic home assessments, set reablement care plans and make onward referrals, where appropriate. They will review care and therapy requirements and document their input and plans onto the Trust and/or Council IT record systems.

Interview date tbc

The post holder will work as a member of the LIFE therapy team within the Community, Home first service providing skilled support to the Therapy, Nursing and social care staff. The workload will be under indirect supervision from the Therapy Team Leads / Therapists and Senior Social Workers.

The post holder will be allocated assessments to complete and will otherwise work autonomously and will be responsible for their own workload and prioritizing this effectively.

The post holder will often be working alone and will be expected to carry out specific aspects of assessment of patients, within set parameters and will be expected to progress /modify treatment to meet the rehabilitation, reablement and recovery needs of each individual, using skills gained through experience and/or relevant training or qualification.

The post holder will be expected to carry out home assessments and travel across the borough of Croydon using their own car.

The post holder will be required to document the details of their assessments and/or, where appropriate, make onward referrals and order simple equipment.

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon. Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.

Clinical
- The post holder will carry out a complete holistic assessment within the person’s home or hospital setting using the integrated initial assessment. This will include:
For those hospital based, working as a trusted assessor identifying the appropriate discharge pathway as part of Croydon’s Discharge to Assess model.
- In the community, identifying independent goals with individuals that promote people reaching their full potential.
- The post holder will be required to perform basic Health checks, e.g Blood Pressure, Blood glucose.
- Being able to assess for and prescribe simple solutions including basic equipment to meet the person’s needs.
- To be responsible and proactive when organising caseload in discussion with the other team members. To ensure patients and carers are an integral part of their treatment planning and goal setting.
- Implementing designated rehabilitation and reablement programmes with individuals.
- The post holder will carry a caseload and be part of a multidisciplinary team, providing triage, and assessments, support planning and 1:1 intervention which may include personal care.
- The post holder will be required to assess the level of need, complete risk assessments and support plans/ goal with families, individuals, and relevant professionals as required, to determine the level of assistance to be provided directly by the LIFE Service.
- The post holder will ensu



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