Discharge Team Advisor (IDT / Community Care)
- Recruiter
- Networx Solutions
- Location
- Watford, Hertfordshire
- Salary
- £22,438.00 per annum + Benefits
- Posted
- 22 Oct 2014
- Closes
- 29 Oct 2014
- Ref
- NTXGS39122
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Discharge Team Advisor (IDT / Community Care)
Watford
Salary £22,438.00 per annum + Benefits
Full-Time – 37 hours, 5 days per week - between Monday and Friday
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time HertsHelp IDT Advisor to join our clients Hertfordshire Team, working on an existing project based in Watford.
The position is initially for a Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2015, but with the possibility of being extended further. The post is based within a multi-disciplinary setting as part of an Integrated Discharge Team. The role of the HertsHelp IDT Adviser within the team is to support patients to access a range of voluntary sector and community services, which will support them once discharged into the community.
You will be supporting a wide range of vulnerable people with sometimes profound and multiple needs, so ideally you will have experience of this type of work, along with a good working knowledge of voluntary organisations.
You will be a confident positive team player, able to work in partnership with clients and professionals, gaining an understanding of their issues by listening, exploring options and taking action as directed by them. Their ideal candidate will have worked in advocacy, Information and advice or similar role before, ideally in a health, social care or voluntary setting and will have experience of working with vulnerable adults.
You will need to have a flexible attitude and must be comfortable handling highly sensitive information, and in seeking support and supervision. Strong communication skills and time management skills will be required and you will need to be computer literate.