Wellbeing Advisor - Rickmansworth, United Kingdom - Retirement Villages Group Ltd

Retirement Villages Group Ltd

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Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

1 day ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Retirement Villages is on the lookout for a Wellbeing Advisor to help maintain independence and safety for our residents in our retirement village based in Berkhamsted.

36 hours a week mainly Mon-Friday with one night shift a week.

However flexibility is important as you will have to sometimes cover shifts on the weekend.

You will be working across 2 of our villages both based in Hertfordshire, one in Rickmansworth and the other Berkhamstead.

Main Responsibilities Include:

Help maintain independence and safety for residents.
To respond to emergency calls from residents and deliver first aid response where needed.
To promote the health and wellbeing of older people living within the Village.
To carry out wellbeing assessments for residents, develop selfhelp / special interest groups and enhance the current wellbeing service.
To ensure a high quality service is maintained and delivered to residents, delivering first aid where necessary / liaising with emergency services or other healthcare services.
To document all emergency response calls, resident illnesses' / accidents and any follow up
Wellbeing baseline assessments should be carried out on new residents before they move into the village
To provide information and awareness sessions about key health issues such as osteoporosis, falls prevention, heart disease etc, promote selfhelp groups, and liaise with voluntary groups and local selfhelp groups.
To offer daily dropin sessions in villages where residents can call and discuss concerns and seek advice regarding their health.
To contribute to the village wellbeing focus group, which meets on a monthly basis, where appropriate.
Demonstratable experience in managing older people.
Experience or knowledge of primary care and referral to primary care.
Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as and when necessary
In an emergency, be able to confidently assess, quickly get to and access a casualty's location
Hold an emergency first aid at work qualification and be able to get to the floor unaided and unassisted, and be confident and effective at: administering CPR until further help arrives, dealing with chocking incidents
Full understanding of supporting a resident in an emergency
Empathetic and an effective communicator who is emotionally resilient and diplomatic
Ability to work in a community setting with vulnerable older people.

In return we offer a number of benefits including, Private Medical Insurance, Pension Scheme, Enhanced Annual Leave, Birthday Leave, Rewards Schemes, Volunteering and Well-Being days.

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