Family Carer Link Worker United Kingdom
Job description
- Suffolk Family Carers - Hybrid working, West Suffolk Hospital Bury St Edmunds and home visits
- £25,408 per annum (pro rata) (Actual Salary £12,703 per annum)
- 18.5 hours per week
- Fixed term until 31 March 2025
- Reference: 0991
Your role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Suffolk Family Carers as a Family Carer Link Worker based within the Early Intervention Team at West Suffolk Hospital.
Working alongside health and social care colleagues, this role will help to identify and support family carers, providing them with all the information, advice, guidance and emotional support they need to enable them to maintain their own wellbeing alongside that of the person they care for.
This a hybrid role, with time split between the EIT Office within West Suffolk Hospital, home working and out within the local community on home visits.
As a Family Carer Link Worker, you will be responsible for:
- Assessing the needs of the family carer and taking a solution-focused approach.
- Providing relevant and up-to-date information, advice, guidance and support to family carers on a one to one basis in their own homes, via the telephone or suitable environment.
- Liaising with other professionals to ensure any identified needs are met.
- Promoting general health and wellbeing to family carers and identify self-management tools to help to prevent a breakdown of their health and ability to care.
- Engaging with wider members of the Early Intervention Team to raise awareness of family carers issues and support the team in a visible and proactive manner.
Ideally, we are looking for someone with the following key skills, knowledge and experience, however, even if you don’t quite have all of it, please do still apply.
- Strong communication skills
- Calm and empathetic nature
- Understanding of family carer issues and their rights.
- Knowledge of local community services.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Health coaching / counselling skills.
- Ability to prioritise your own workload.
This role will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will be carried out following acceptance of any offer made to the successful candidate.
But why work for us?
For over 30 years Suffolk Family Carers have been helping family carers of all ages across Suffolk get the support they need to live fuller lives. We provided information, advice and guidance to thousands of family carers each year and is recognised nationally as the GSK Impact Award winner 2019.
Our credible representation of family carers’ needs enables us to campaign on issues that affect them, to ensure their voices are heard. We will keep driving change across society to enable family carers to have a life of their own alongside their caring role.
We offer some great employee benefits, which include:
- flexible working and hybrid working opportunities, depending on role.
- enhanced annual leave entitlement.
- competitive salary.
- Various wellbeing at work initiatives.
If you would like to work for an organisation that values people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances we would like to hear from you.
To find out more
For an informal discussion only, please call us and ask to speak with Marc Hall or Julie Ing by calling 01473 835477.
Closing date: 11.30pm, 1 October 2023.
This role will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will be carried out following acceptance of any offer made.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 18 months
Part-time hours: 18.5 per week
Salary: £12,703.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bury St. Edmunds
Reference ID: 12154
