Reablement Organiser - North West Locality Office

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a Reablement Organiser based in the North West Locality Office. The role involves organising daily schedules for frontline care delivery staff, managing referrals and discharges, and ensuring high standards of service in line with policies.

The post requires working with people, carers and health partners to support independence. Hours are 36 per week, with a salary range of £30,188 to £34,452.

Responsibilities

• Organise and manage the daily schedule of activities for front-line care delivery colleagues.
• Facilitate intake of new referrals to the service and discharges at end of service delivery with the reablement coordinator.
• Ensure all service delivery is high quality in line with regulatory frameworks and Council policies.
• Act as a key responsible person to ensure the service is responsive, delivering safe and effective care with individuals, carers/families, hospitals, therapists and community supports.

Job description

Reablement Organiser
North West Locality Office

Salary: £30,188 - £34,452
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

1x North West and South West Organiser open to both full time applications (36hrs) and 18 hour part time applications as a job share

The post holder is responsible for organising and managing the daily schedule of activities for front-line care delivery colleagues, ensuring the most effective and efficient use of resources. This includes facilitating the intake of new referrals to service and the discharges at end of service delivery in collaboration with the reablement coordinator.

All service delivery must be of a high standard in line with a range of regulatory frameworks and Council policies.

Acting as a key responsible person in ensuring the service is responsive, the post holder will provide safe and effective care working with individuals, their carers/families, hospitals, therapists and community supports to enable people in our care to achieve their optimal level of independence.

PurposeofJob

The post holder is responsible for organising and managing the daily schedule of activities for front-line caredeliverycolleagues,ensuringthemosteffectiveandefficientuseofresources.Thisincludesfacilitatingtheintake of new referrals to service and the discharges at end of service delivery in collaboration with the thereablement coordinator.

All service delivery must be of a high standard in line with a range of regulatoryframeworks and Council policies.

Acting as a key responsible person in ensuring the service is responsive, the post holder will provide safe andeffectivecareworkingwithindividuals,theircarers/families,hospitals,therapistsandcommunitysupportsto enable people in our care to achieve their optimal level of independence.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web pageOur Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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