Patient Flow Carer Support Worker

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Carers Leeds is seeking a Patient Flow Carer Support Worker to work with hospital discharge teams and carers to arrange permanent placements or domiciliary care for self-funding clients.

The role is 35 hours per week, fixed term until 30 June 2029, with a mix of office, community locations and home-based work across Leeds.

Qualifications

• DBS check required.
• Experience in carer support or hospital discharge planning is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop close working relationships with Community Care Bed MDTs across the city.
• Provide person-centred support, advice and information to carers and those with care needs to support discharge to permanent care or home with a package of domiciliary care.
• Monitor and evaluate the service and prepare regular reports on the work undertaken.

Job description

Patient Flow Carer Support Worker

Key information

• Location: Carers Leeds office, community locations and from home
• Salary: SCP23 £34,434 – SCP25 £36,363
• Closing date: 20 September 2026, 23:59
• Interview date: Thursday 1st October 2026
• Hours: 35 hours per week (full time)
• Contract: Fixed term until 30 June 2029

About the job

This post will involve working alongside community care bed providers/Recovery Hubs and our hospital-based Carer Support Workers to provide support to carers after someone has been discharged from hospital and specifically to find appropriate permanent care placements or domiciliary packages of care where the person with care needs will be self-funding.

Job Description

Patient Flow Carer Support Worker

Key duties and responsibilities

• To develop a close working relationship with the Community Care Bed Multi-Disciplinary Teams across the city.
• To provide person-centred support, advice and information to carers, and those with care needs, to support discharge to permanent care (or home with a package of domiciliary care) where the person with care needs will be self-funding this care.
• To undertake monitoring and evaluation of the service and prepare regular reports on the work undertaken.

This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Carers Leeds celebrates diversity and strives to be an equal, diverse and inclusive organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Groups currently under-represented in our workforce include people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, younger and older workers, men and transgender people.

About Carers Leeds

Established in 1996, Carers Leeds is a charity that provides information, advice and support to unpaid adult and parent carers across our city. This includes our Advice Line, carers support groups, one to one support and support in hospitals. Some of our services are universal – open to all carers – and some are targeted at specific groups of carers. Our services are provided to all communities throughout Leeds. We work in partnership with others to deliver our service and to influence them to act to benefit unpaid carers. This involves those working in health and social care and employers. We use what unpaid carers tell us about their experiences and what matters to them, to help create change at a local and national level.

Advice for Candidates

Before applying for any role at Carers Leeds, please read through all the sections below. This will help you best prepare your application, what you can expect from the shortlisting process and guidance on preparing for your interview. If you have any questions about our recruitment process, please contact us by email or by calling 0113 380 4300.