Care Navigator - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire County Council

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Care Navigator:


  • Date: 19 Feb 2024
  • Job Location: GloucesterThis is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
  • Job Title: Care Navigator
  • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 2nd Floor
  • Salary: £30,825 £33,945 per annum (pro rata)
  • Hours per Week: 22.20
  • Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 04/03/2024

Job Requisition Number: 8466

  • This post is not open to job share
Are you looking for a challenge to utilise your existing skills and knowledge in a Health and Social Care setting? Then this could be the perfect opportunity for you


About the role:


We have a part-time (22,2 hours) Care Navigator position available in our Care Navigation Team, responsible for covering Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Cheltenham General Hospital, Community Hospitals across the County and countywide Assessment Bed Units.

You will be working in a team of 12 Care Navigators and supported by two Care Navigator Coordinators. Please, note that weekends availability might be required.


The Care Navigation Team is part of the wider Hospital Discharge & Assessment Team which has a supportive and engaged management structure including an Integrated Social Care Manager, 2 Deputy Social Care Managers, Social Work Leads and Social Care Leads.

It also consists of around 40 other staff members, including qualified Social Workers, Adult Social Care Practitioners, and an administration team.


The role of the Care Navigator is to improve the journey for patients and their carers/family members as they navigate the Health and Social Care system.

You will aim to improve co-ordination and access to support services for patients, with a view to improving their wellbeing, independence, and safety at home.

You will also develop your knowledge of local support services and ensure that patients are aware of support available in their local community.


About you:


As Care Navigators, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire.


To join us, you must have:

  • GCSE Maths & English Level 94 or equivalent
  • Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care, or equivalent Health and Social Care experience
  • Knowledge and understanding of services available to patients/ individuals in Gloucestershire and how to access them.
  • Evidence of good communication skills, good verbal, and written communication.
  • Good IT Skills
  • Ability to work in a fastpaced environment.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other.

They provide essential guiding principles about the way we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about.


If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.


About us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Gloucestershire County Council.

If you join us, you can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, supportive, passionate, innovative, and very experienced team.


We fully support agile working and ask teams to be in the office on days they are working together and holding their 'huddles' where teams work together on exploring how to support the people we work with.


See how Gloucestershire Adult Social Care's
#Makethedifference Three Conversation approach is transforming lives and reinvigorating social work in the county by reading our Community Care Editorial.


What's in it for you?
You'll be entitled to our full benefits package, including:

  • Regular formal and informal support
  • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays
  • Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Discounts at a number of major supermarket chains and high street retailers
  • Transfer options after one year in post, allowing for continuous development of skills and knowledge in different Adult Social Care settings.
  • Accredited postqualified training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills
  • Personal licences to Adults CCINFORM
  • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
  • Strong emphasis on a supportive working environment and developing our employees with 94% having participated in their annual appraisal and regular health and wellbeing events.
And much more


We're closer than you think:

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean.


Applying:

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Additional Information:

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:
Care Navigator Job Profile

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