Hospital to Home Support Worker AgeUK Leeds

Community Matters; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading organization is looking for a Hospital to Home Support Worker to provide essential transportation and support tasks for older individuals following hospital visits. You will assess needs and work within the community, ensuring clients retain their independence. This rewarding role requires empathy and strong communication skills, with training provided.

Qualifications

• Good communication and organizational skills required.
• Ability to assess and respond to the needs of older people.
• Capable of working independently or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide transportation for hospital discharge.
• Carry out support tasks within clients’ homes.
• Assess individuals’ wider support needs and refer appropriately.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Initiative

Job description

Hospital to Home Support Worker

AgeUK Leeds

Salary:£26,459 pro rata

Hours: Part Time: 56 hours over the course of a fortnight. This averages at 28 hours per week and requires working alternate weekends. . Current service hours are between 08:30am and 7pm but these may alter based on the needs of the service and funding.

Location:St James’s University Hospital and in the community of Leeds

In this role you will work as part of the Hospital to Home Team, who provide transportation to facilitate hospital discharge and who carry out support tasks within people’s homes to prevent further hospital admissions. The team, also, assess individuals’ wider support needs and effectively signpost and refer onto other organisations to ensure longer term support is put in place.

About the Hospital To Home Service

Our service prides itself on its “Home First” and patient-centred approach and supports those over 50, who have suffered a period of illness that has affected their independence following a hospital admission or visit to A&E. We work closely with professionals from across the Health & Social Care sector and a range of other agencies to encourage clients to access services that will improve their health and wellbeing and retain their independence.

This may involve activities such as a Pre-Discharge Home Check to ensure that the patient’s home is secure, warm and ready for their arrival and/or identifying potential support needs based upon each individual’s needs, such as hand rails/trip risks etc.

About you

You must have good communication and organisational skills and the ability to assess and respond to the needs of older people. Problem solving and using your initiative, whether lone-working or as part of a team, to provide support, you will work from our base at St James’ University Hospital and out in the community.

This is a hugely rewarding role delivering many different aspects of emotional and practical support to a wide range of patients. If you are passionate about making a difference and have empathy towards others then we would love to hear from you.

Full training will be provided.

For an informal chat about the position, please contact Victoria Pearson, Operations Manager, Hospital To Home Service, 07895 330371

For further information about applying for the role contact the HR Officer on 07395851568

Deadline for applications: Sunday 29th June 2025 (at midnight).

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