Equipment & Technology Officer - London, United Kingdom - tower Hamlets

tower Hamlets

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Equipment & Technology Officer:

Initial Assessment Team have a 12 month internal secondment/ fixed term contract opportunity for an Equipment and Technology Officer (ETO) with the Independent Living Hub.

Independent Living Hub / Independence East

The Independent Living Hub sits within the Initial Assessment Team and leads on projects to review adults discharged from hospital and with high-cost care packages in the locality teams.

The objective is to provide equipment and assistive technology to maximise independence/reduce risk, whilst delaying/reducing the need for care and support.

The team run a weekly bathing clinic at Independence East and deliver training across health and social care on use equipment and technology.

Independence East is a clinic, assessment, training and demo centre that holds a range of equipment for independent living, minor & major adaptations and assistive technology.

Purpose and aims of ETO role:

Work together with OTs and Social Workers within the Tech Enabled Care (TEC) Projects to identify Assistive Technology solutions to increase safety and independence for service users and carers.
Liaise with Telecare Team to follow up recommendations and track installation of Assistive Technology for TEC project cases.
Undertake bathing clinic assessments at Independence East and support with coordinating weekly bathing clinic.
Support with coordinating Trusted Assessor Training and bookings at Independence East Demo Centre.
Carry out training, demonstrations and act as an expert resource for equipment and technology.
Provide and maintain uptodate information and advice regarding equipment and technology to meet the needs of service users and carers.

Further training on Assistive Technology and clinical guidance/supervision will be provided for the role.

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough.

We want people who aspire to our TOWER values:
Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups.

We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.

Files:
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