Home First Assessor: Enablement & Urgent Care

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Town of Ashford (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a reliable and professional Home First Assessor to support enablement and urgent care services. The role focuses on helping people remain independent at home, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate early discharge from acute hospitals.

You will work closely with service users, their families and carers, using up-to-date skills and evidence-based policies to ensure safe, effective, person-centred care and planning.

Responsibilities

• Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through sound judgement and effective risk assessments, escalating concerns to the relevant professional in a timely manner.
• Ensuring the best possible outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures.
• Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process.
• Using all resources available, both professional and non-professional that will enhance enablement.
• Prepare and present cases at a weekly meeting with the Registered Practitioner ensuring that every aspect of the person’s journey through the service is available to ensure a judged decision based on up to date information.
• Support and supervise and guide the Home First Support Workers to enable them to carry out their work confidently and effectively.
• Carry out risk assessments both for the environment and the person.
• Be prepared to train as a trained trainer in Moving and Handling.
• Carry out Moving and Handling assessments once the person is in their own home.
• To actively work as a member of the multi-professional team to provide high quality care to people.

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a reliable and professional Home First Assessor to support enablement and urgent care services. The role focuses on helping people remain independent at home, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate early discharge from acute hospitals.

You will work closely with service users, their families and carers, using up-to-date skills and evidence-based policies to ensure safe, effective, person-centred care and planning.