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Independence Assistant Coordinator
Hackney
25/hr
Start date: ASAP
Full time: Mon - Fri 36/hrs a week
INTEGRATED INDEPENDENCE TEAM
The Integrated Independence Team (IIT) is an integrated health and social care service provided jointly by the Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust and the London Borough of Hackney. The service places the user at the heart of the care planning process, and aims to promote independence, deliver outcome focused care, and provide a seamless journey through the care system. The service has a single point of access and use a multi-disciplinary assessment and care planning framework. The service responds swiftly to service user need and, where possible, treats people in their own home or normal place of residence.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
* An integral part of the IIT, working with the range of health and social care professionals within the team to develop individualised reablement packages and rehabilitative care plans for service users, to enable daily living within a person's own home
* Coordinate the work of a team of Independence Assistants (IA), enabling them to deliver a quality care provision, which meets service users' needs, across an allocated area of the Borough.
* Ensure high levels of care and support are implemented effectively by the team, focussing on rehabilitation, promoting independence and ensuring the individuals' safety and wellbeing.
* Work in a way that is flexible and able to adapt to the changes and competing demands of the service.
* The post-holder will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including the possibility of weekend working and evening working as part of a standby on call system
* Act as a front line point of contact for the service, communicating with service users, carers, relatives, and other professionals including inreach onto wards, supporting decision making and completing quality assurance visits.
Must be competent in Excel and have experience of scheduling rotas.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Coordinate the work of a team of IAs, allocating care hours and resources, to ensure high quality care is provided and that care plans and services are delivered as required.
2. Coordinate the teams daily work allocation via an electronic rostering system, managing rotas and team attendance, arranging cover where required, including booking agency staff.
3. Ensure cost effective management of care packages, monitoring the available resources and budget and how these are used.
4. Conduct quality assurance visits when necessary with service users and complete assessment reports, to ensure appropriate care is being provided.
5. Ensure all statutory and professional requirements are met, within the care provision.
