Housing Officer

TN United Kingdom; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care organization is seeking a Housing Officer to support the housing needs of patients in an acute mental health hospital. This role focuses on ensuring safe accommodation during recovery, conducting assessments, and preventing homelessness through advocacy and collaboration with various agencies.

Qualifications

• Experience in housing assessments and support.
• Knowledge of welfare benefits and housing applications.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct housing assessments and support discharge planning.
• Prevent homelessness by advocating for patients at risk.
• Maintain accurate documentation and case management.

Skills

Housing assessments

Welfare benefits guidance

Advocacy

Case management

Partnership building

Safeguarding

Job description

The Housing Officer plays a crucial role in supporting the housing needs of patients within an acute mental health hospital, focusing on ensuring safe, stable accommodation for individuals during their recovery.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct housing assessments and support discharge planning in collaboration with the MDT.
• Provide welfare benefits guidance and liaise with relevant agencies to ensure continuity of support.
• Prevent homelessness by advocating for patients at risk and assisting with housing applications.
• Maintain accurate documentation and case management in line with NHS policies.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with external agencies and provide training to NHS colleagues.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are identified and managed effectively.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

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