JCR – Lead Support Worker (Joint Community Rehab)

Are you ready to help someone go home from hospital and live their life as independently as possible and are you willing to communicate with a variety of people? If yes, you could be part of the JCR In Reach service!

We’re looking for candidates with those skills to join us, working at Eastbourne District General Hospital.

This is an exciting development opportunity for someone who is organised, caring and has a good eye for detail. The JCR In Reach service is a new element to JCR and has recently received funding to be made a permanent team. The small team are based in the hospital and attend various meetings to help identify the right people to go home from hospital with JCR.

JCR is a service that supports individuals to regain their independence following an accident or a period of illness, and we help them to remain in their own home. The person will have goals to achieve at home over a short time-frame and JCR supports rehabilitating them to ideally get back to how they were before the accident or illness so they can live their life as they wish.

Your role is to work in a fast-paced environment and be willing to communicate calmly and professionally with others to help identify suitable people ready to go home with JCR. You will also be liaising with family / Next of Kin on the persons behalf, with their consent.

As a result of this role, you will build up good relationships with various professionals in the hospital and will be working closely with a Team Leader.

We are looking for people who:

• Have communication skills
• Have core values and ethics and the ability to empathise
• Can work closely with health and social care professionals, including therapists within the JCR team
• Able to develop, implement, follow and evaluate individual goal based support plans

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle or be able to fully demonstrate the travelling requirements of the post

The team have received excellent feedback for their work to date and you will feel rewarded when you are part of this successful team achieving fantastic outcomes. Your role will make a difference to the community. We are a caring and supportive team and we pride ourselves on our extensive, in-house training programme.

We can offer you:

• Comprehensive training, including in managing staff
• Opportunities for career progression
• Excellent managerial support including a thorough induction
• An attractive pension and Annual Leave package
• An array of staff benefits

Note: The working pattern of the role is predominantly 8:30am-5:00pm Monday to Friday but you will be part of a rota where occasional working at the weekend is required.

Please download the job description and person specification for more information.

To apply for this role, follow the ‘Apply now’ button above to upload your CV with a Supporting Statement. When writing your Supporting Statement be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education or personal interests.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI.

Interviews will be held face to face at County Hall in Lewes within 4 weeks of the closing date of the advert.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page. Vocational Training through Apprenticeships is now available to our staff, ranging from entry level to degree level qualifications. You can talk to the hiring manager and the apprenticeship team about what qualifications would be relevant to you and this job role, and if it is possible to support you in apprenticeship training.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Charlotte Hart, Team Leader at [email protected] to request an MS teams call or phone call. For work that makes a difference, choose East Sussex!

Additional Information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record. Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.