Safeguarding Advisor

Job overview

You can help people in your community and start a great new career by becoming a Support Worker for the NHS and Kent County Council Home First Team.

These are new roles working across health and social care to provide support for people leaving hospital to help them return home safely and continue their recovery in their own surroundings.

You’ll help people to regain their confidence by helping with personal care, eating and drinking and staying as active as they can. You’ll have the full support of a large team of health and social care professionals at all times and your best reward will be the smiles on the faces of the people you help to get home, where they belong.

You don’t need any formal qualifications, we’ll give you all the training you need to provide a truly valuable service to people in your community. So, when someone in hospital says “I just want to go home”, you’ll be there to help them do just that.

This role requires the post holder to travel to sites across a wide geographical area. In your application please outline how you intend to meet these travel requirements

Main duties of the job

We are looking for staff who:

Believe in providing personalised support. Can work independently and flexibly Respect privacy and dignity and who want to expand their knowledge in both a Health and Social Care setting No experience in the Health and Social Care sector is required, however the ability to work flexibly and a passion to make a difference is a must.

Additional Working Pattern: 7 day working pattern required

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Care Certificate or willingness to undertake the Care Certificate Literacy and numeracy skills or Willingness to work towards Level 2 functional skills in English and Maths if not already attained (for those looking towards apprenticeships or future development)

Experience

Essential criteria

Demonstrate an interest in caring for the health and welfare of adults needing support in the community

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Understand and can apply key Health & Safety procedures relevant to the role Use of a wide range of domestic appliances Awareness and compliance with equality policies, procedures and legislation. Understands the role and remit of the unregistered worker Awareness of national policies and legislation, its relevance to care settings and its application across health and social care services.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) Ability to organise and prioritise own work Moderate IT skills Full UK Driving Licence – The Trust & Council are committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability

Ability to manage

Essential criteria

Ability to manage own time effectively. Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, considering health and social care policies and procedures

Employer certification / accreditation badges

---