Independence Care Navigator

2 weeks ago

Medway, United Kingdom Imago Community Full time

**Area**:

- Medway**Working Hours**:

- 37.5 hours**Salary**:
**Up to £24,000**

Do a job where you make a difference

We’re looking for someone to join our navigation teams in Medway and Dartford supporting adult patients and people in the community to live safer, healthier and more independent lives.

You will need to be confident talking to people about their lives and be able to explain the benefits of simple technology and how to use it. The solutions you provide will help people feel more comfortable and confident in their own homes.

Everyday technology can give people greater choice and control over aspects of their care and daily life, and you will identify and recommend kit to achieve this. Something as simple as a smart doorbell, mobile phone app, door sensor or falls detector can make a significant difference.

Posts available:
1 x hospital-based Medway

1 x community-based Medway

1 x hospital-based Dartford

The team works with partners and other services in hospitals and the community, so there will be opportunities to share ideas and innovations.

Applicants should have professional or personal experience of providing health and social care support. You will need to be confident using or learning new technology and sharing this with othersmaybe you’re the person your family and friends turn to about how to use a new mobile phone, smart speaker, tablet, TV remote, etc.

This is a 6-month fixed term post on an exciting pilot project with the potential for extension or to take up other internal opportunities. There are opportunities to work alongside colleagues in a friendly team so you will feel fully supported in the role. Car driver essential.

We offer our employees:

- Inclusive values-based environment
- Competitive remuneration package
- Workplace pension scheme
- Generous 31 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
- Opportunities for hybrid working
- Benenden Health Care
- Death in Service Benefit
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Supported Volunteering scheme
- Development opportunities

and more

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- Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities. _
- Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact._

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