Carers Information Officers – Hospital Based

28 hours per week to be worked flexibly

NJC Scale 15 – £22,991 per annum (pro rata)

2nd January 2020 to 31st March 2021

Post 1: Based at Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli

Post 2: Based at West Wales General Hospital Glangwili, Carmarthen

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a charity that facilitates and enables Carers to enjoy a greater sense of wellbeing. Are you passionate about supporting people, working in partnership and improving experiences of hospital discharge and transfers of care?

These new posts, which are part of a wider project across Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire will provide support, information and training to within the Hospitals and work directly with hospital staff, Carers and their families to support within and beyond their stay in Prince Philip Hospital and West Wales General Hospital.

This post requires an enhanced DBS check with an adult barring check.

Closing date: 5pm on Wednesday 11^th December 2019

Interviews will be on 18^th December 2019 in Llanelli

For enquiries and application pack please telephone: 0300 0200 002 / or email:

hrenquiries@carmarthenshirecarers.org.uk

1 X Carers Outreach Support Worker – Community Based

22.5 hours per week

NJC Scale 8 – £19,945 per annum (pro rata)

Due to an increase in demand for this service an opportunity has arisen for a post of Carers Outreach Worker to provide additional support to Carers in Carmarthenshire. Carers Information Services provides information, advice and support for people caring for a relative, friend or neighbour who are elderly, ill or who have a disability.

All posts require an enhanced DBS check with an adult barring check.

This post is fixed term until 31st March 2021

Closing date: 5pm on Wednesday 11^th December 2019

Interviews will be on 18^th December 2019 in Llanelli

For enquiries and application pack please telephone: 0300 0200 002 / or email:

hrenquiries@carmarthenshirecarers.org.uk

Our Carer Support Workers attend a comprehensive induction and undertake shadowing with other experienced members of staff before delivering care alone. The Induction is structured according to the requirements of the Skills for Care Common Induction Standards. This includes taught modules around:

• Working Within the Social Care Values Base
• Effective Communication for the Carer Support Worker
• Professional Development and the Carer Support Worker
• Safer Moving and Handling
• Emergency First Aid
• Health and Safety at Work
• The Safeguarding of Individuals

Time spent shadowing experienced members of the care staff in supporting individuals who have a wide range of support needs. During this period, feedback on the new CSW’s progress is sought from their mentor and from service users and the appropriate support given to them by their assigned Line Manager. Shadowing allows a controlled and observed opportunity for knowledge and skills gained during the first week of the Induction to be put into practice.

All Carer Support Workers are supported to complete QCF Levels 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care.

If you are interested in working for us please contact us either by telephone on 01554 754957 and speak to Chelsey, or email chelsey@carmarthenshirecarers.org.uk

Below are the Job Description and Person Specification for the role of Carer Support Worker. You can also download an application form and send it by email to hrenquiries@carmarthenshirecarers.org.uk