Community Connector
- 35 hours a week
- £23,707 FTE
- Fixed event until 31st March 2025
- Primary location Pilgrim Hospital Boston but the post holder will be required to travel to other locations such as Lincoln Hospital if service demand requires
Are you looking for a rewarding job where you can make a real difference to someone’s life?
If so this could be the job for you!
One of our current staff members in the role has this to say:
“The Community Connector role can be so rewarding and each day can be totally different”.
As a Community Connector you will support patients to return home after a hospital stay. To deliver the integrated model of care by supporting patients, carers and families, working closely with colleagues from across the Health and Care sector to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital and facilitate timely discharge from Lincolnshire hospitals.
Carry a caseload to deliver Holistic Care Planning, support and co-ordination of contact with hospital and community-based patients. You will help work towards establishing a care package, accessing aids and equipment, signposting or referring either internally, or to partner organisations who can offer welfare benefit checks, shopping and cleaning services or social groups to help combat isolation.
Prepare grant applications to support patient discharge or prevent unnecessary hospital admission. Liaise with services and obtain quotes within a suitable timeframe, prepare application paperwork including care plans. Oversee successful grant applications to ensure requests are completed, and make follow up calls to patients.
Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and other hospital-based meetings and events to support both Health and Social Care staff, patients and their families.
Initiative and creative thinking is necessary to achieve the best outcome for the individual you work with and your input can dramatically improve the day to day life once the patient returns home.
If job satisfaction is one of the major criteria in your job search, this role is for you.”
Can you help deliver an integrated model of care and support to patients, carers and families?
Working primarily at Boston Pilgrim Hospital the successful applicant will work closely with staff from across the Health and Care sector to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital and re-ablement in to the community setting. There is an expectation that when service demand dictates your place of work may be at an alternative site within Lincoln & South Lincolnshire.
What do we offer?
Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire is an inclusive and innovative organisation that listens to our employees and clients to ensure they feel valued, respected and recognised. All employees have:
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme provided by BUPA
- Support from in-house Mental Health First Aiders
- Access to the Blue Light Card
- Charity Worker discounts, including a dedicated Age UK portal (AON)
- Access to discounted tickets for events provided by Tickets for Good
- Uniform and PPE
If you want to work for our organisation, here’s how to apply!
Please click here to complete our application form. We encourage applicants to refer to the job description when completing their application, demonstrating their skills and suitability for the role.
Closing date: Friday 27th September 2024
Interview date: Thursday 3rd October 2024
All roles subject to Disclosure and Barring Scheme
If you would like to find out more, please email hr@ageuklsl.org.uk or call 0345 556 4144 and ask to speak to a member of the HR team.
We reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications