Technology Enabled Care Coordinator in Adult Social - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom - The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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Description

Employer
Kingston Council


Location(s)
Kingston


Contract Type
Fixed Term


Length of Employment / Contract End Date
12 Months


Working Hours
Full Time


Grade
H


Hours Per Week
36


Salary Range
£37,038 - £41,793


Salary Basis
Per annum


Leave Entitlement
29 days


Application Deadline
30/04/2023, 23:55


Anticipated Interview Date(s)
Week Commencing 8th May


About the Borough


This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.

Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage.

Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.


Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.

Kingston's people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride.

The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.


We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston's key strength.

The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic.

Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.


Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough.

In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.


About the Role


The role of the Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Coordinator is an operational one and will be responsible for working closely with the adult social care operational teams (including hospital discharge, occupational health and community teams) to design and deliver a training and support programme so that the programme is embedded within the teams' social work practice.

You will work with the strategic digital commissioner to deliver the Council's ambitious technology enabled care programme (due to be appointed in October You will also work closely with health partners to ensure technology enabled care pathways both in the community and from hospitals are aligned.

In this role, a typical day will consist of:

  • Delivering some refresher training to long term social work teams about a new device that can be installed in peoples' homes and how they work. At the end of the session answering questions from practitioners on cases where they think the individual could benefit from technology.
  • Reviewing data where a sensor movement kit has been installed in an individual's home and sharing with a social work practitioner to inform a care plan review.
  • Attending a supported living housing provider forum with the digital commissioner to share learning on how technology enabled care can support and maintain peoples' independence.

About Us


The Council is embarking on an ambitious technology enabled care programme within adult social care to; keep individuals safe within their own homes, maintain or improve individual's functioning and independence, facilitate timely discharge from hospital and have the ability where technology is integral in supporting the care planning for individuals within the service.


You will be based within one of the adult social care hub teams and report directly to the corporate head of service for adult operations.

Additionally, you would work with social workers both within the community and within the hospital discharge team as well as occupational therapy and learning disability.

It is a really exciting time to join the Royal Borough of Kingston. It has a strong ambition to embed technology enabled care in our social work practice.

We are a forward thinking and supportive team and we want to be at the forefront of innovation in this field.


About You
We are looking for someone who is forward thinking, has lots of energy and a vision of how technology can supp
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