Field-Based Wellbeing & Independence Practitioner

Max Emerald Ltd; Harlow; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Max Emerald Ltd. is hiring a Wellbeing and Independence Practitioner to provide face-to-face reviews across Colchester/North Essex and Braintree/Chelmsford. The role requires living locally, with a driving licence and car essential for mobility across Essex and beyond.

The role focuses on prevention, independence, and personalised support planning for people with disabilities and other conditions. You will collaborate with health and voluntary sector colleagues to integrate services and ensure

Qualifications

• Educated to NVQ level 4 in Care or Health or equivalent knowledge by experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development aligned to any relevant Professional Competency/Capability frameworks or Knowledge and Skills Statements.
• Experience of working with people with complex disabilities or age-related conditions
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiate and seek solutions to challenging and complex situations.
• Knowledge of person-centred planning to support the development of networks for people via the creation of support plans to maximise independence and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Under the guidance of a supervisor, carry out statutory responsibilities such as strength-based assessments, reviews and person-centred support planning, some of which are complex and challenging.
• Use knowledge and skills to evaluate the functional ability of people and their networks with an emphasis on prevention, personalisation, recovery, progression and independence.
• Use clinical reasoning skills to advise on independence, daily living equipment and adaptations, including complex solutions, such as adaptations for social housing and championing the use of assistive technology including digital care solutions.
• Manage a caseload effectively, to meet timescales set for interventions, maintain appropriate recording systems and support information reporting.
• Appropriately identify eligibility and statutory compliance in line with current legislative policy and advise people, their networks and carers of their rights, the options available to them and how they can live meaningful and independent lives.
• Work in partnership with internal and external partners across the health, private and voluntary sector, to support effective integration between health and social care and collaboration to ensure that systems are joined up and accessible
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Skills

Communication skills

CPD knowledge

Disabilities experience

Person-centred planning

Education

NVQ4 Care/Health

Job description

Max Emerald Ltd. is hiring a Wellbeing and Independence Practitioner to provide face-to-face reviews across Colchester/North Essex and Braintree/Chelmsford. The role requires living locally, with a driving licence and car essential for mobility across Essex and beyond.

The role focuses on prevention, independence, and personalised support planning for people with disabilities and other conditions. You will collaborate with health and voluntary sector colleagues to integrate services and ensure