Senior Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner

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Job Description

• Suffolk County Council - West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ - Hybrid
• £33,366 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• 37 hours per week - Flexible working options available
• Permanent

Your role and responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner to join the team at West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds.

The main purpose of this role is to work with customers to identify and deliver personalised good quality outcomes to the highest standards to support and maximise independence and wellbeing.

Your role will include working within an acute hospital environment with the aim of supporting customers to enable their discharge from hospital. This will involve completing Care Act Assessments, assessing functional ability, carrying out Mental Capacity Assessments, promoting digital care technology and above all providing advice to customers, their families and health staff with the role of promoting and maximising the independence and wellbeing of customers.

• support community referrals to prevent hospital admissions - linking in with INT co-ordinators
• manage the referral process (including benefits tracking and recording)
• support communication and awareness raising
• manage decisions about eligibility, private pathway and charging.

You will need

• good knowledge of Adult Social Care Services
• proven ability to verbally explain and describe accurately.
• excellent negotiating skills to liaise between customers, manager, and service providers
• proven experience and understanding of a person centred, enabling approach to working with people to maximise their independence and wellbeing.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team

This role offers you the opportunity to join a professional and enthusiastic team, ensuring the provision of valued quality services to vulnerable adults across the West and East of Suffolk. You will work within an acute hospital environment at West Suffolk Hospital. Whilst the majority of time is spent in the hospital environment, there may be times when home visits, care home visits and training opportunities require visits to other locations, therefore a full driving licence ability to travel is required.

We offer a flexible work pattern across 7 days a week with the option of compressed hours. Some weekend working is required consisting of one weekend every four weeks and is shared amongst the team members. The role offers flexibility to include home working arrangements and flexible options to support you, your work-life balance and your career.

Empowering Everyone

We're big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report

For more information

Please contact Julie Alexander (Team Manager) for a casual conversation. You can reach them by calling 07713 710357 or emailingjulie.alexander2@suffolk.gov.uk

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx).

Step 2 - Click 'Apply Now' to start your online application.

Step 3 - Upload asupporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the 'Person Profile' section of theJPP.

• You should use the Supporting Statement template.
• Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.

Step 4 - Upload a CV (without name and personal details).

Please note: Without a supporting statement and CV, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.

We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage, please contact our Recruitment Team by emailingrecruitment@suffolk.gov.uk or calling 03456 014412. f you are invited to the next stage of selection, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.

Closing date: 11.30pm, 5 January 2025.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

About Us

As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.

In return, you'll enjoy:

• up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• diverse and active staff networks
• flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

Plus lots more!

If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).