Telecare Coordinator
Hull City Council, Kingston upon Hull
Telecare Coordinator
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Hull City Council, Kingston upon Hull
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 day ago, 24 Oct | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 130d4da592544be2a653a8f20c933aa0
Full Job Description
Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of Hull? Are you able to contribute to achieving our vision of enabling people to have a life not a service? Are you an looking for a new challenge within the social care sector? Then join our evolving city wide sensory and telecare workforce. Care and support in Hull are transforming and Hull City Council is looking for exceptional individuals like you to join our Adult Social Care team. The Adult Social Care vision in Hull is of 'a life not a service'. Adult Social Care is person centred and focuses on individuals' strengths to support them to take control of improving their own health, resilience and wellbeing. We want to maximise people's independence so individuals can achieve their goals and aspirations and live life to the fullest. We work creatively with individuals, local communities and our partners, empowering them to deliver the best possible outcomes for people and to create a positive Adult Social Care culture. Our work is solution focussed, ensuring that those who most need support receive it and that we can continue supporting people in the future. The role of Telecare Coordinator is to support the implementation of Telecare and other assistive technology across the city of Hull by undertaking assessments that informs care and support planning to integrate the use of assistive technology / Telecare to prevent or delay the need for long term care support packages. The role enables the opportunity to work with partner agencies to assist in the prevention of unnecessary hospital admission and facilitation of discharge from acute care through the mainstream use of Telecare in service provision. Additionally, to work in partnership with Health and Housing to actively promote the use of Telecare as a primary support. It is essential that the candidate can work collaboratively with other professionals and partners to ensure the best outcomes for the person. The successful candidate will have the following:
- Up-to-date knowledge and keen interest in assistive technology, have well-developed communication skills and experience of assessing.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation including the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.
- A passion to work with people to enable them to live their life and not receive a service
Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.
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