Out-of- Support Worker; Discharge and Admission Prevention

Out-of-hours Support Worker (Discharge Support and Admission Prevention)

We are looking to recruit for the above position. The post will predominantly involve working on Thursday evenings, with additional shifts available throughout the year to cover holidays.

Evening on-call payment per shift = £15.75, 6pm–10pm
Weekend on-call payment per day = £31.50, 10am–10pm
Additional payments after the first hour of call out = £16.81 per hr

There is also the option of other day time bank hours when available.

We are currently updating our salary scales and will share this information as soon as it is available.

Full training will be given

SCCCC has over 50 years’ experience in providing services that respond to the needs of vulnerable people in a practical and neighbourly way, complementing the care given by other service providers. SCCCC work in partnership with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield City Council and Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group.

We are looking for a caring, compassionate, and self-motivated individual to join our expanding team and work across our hospital to home scheme where you will make a real difference to the lives of people within our community.

Playing a pivotal role in providing excellent support to older people who need it, you will have a flexible approach and be able to adapt to changing circumstances as they arise as the role may see you working in any of the schemes delivered by SCCCC (described in more detail below).
We are not a CQC’d organisation and there is no personal care involved in any of our roles.
Full training will be given

The post supports people to return home safely from hospital, avoid unnecessary admission or readmission, and regain confidence to live independently through practical, low-level support.
Hospital to Home:

This scheme provides a wide range of short-term practical help for older people, their families and carers. Support is provided following referral from a health or social care professional, either to prevent hospital admission or to support safe discharge from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.

• Older and vulnerable people who may be frail, socially isolated, living alone, without relatives, living with older carers, or otherwise vulnerable
• Older and vulnerable people who may be at risk of avoidable re-admission
• Individuals or health/social care professionals who have concerns about home situations and a person's ability to live independently.

• Professionals from health and social care teams contact the office to arrange assistance for people being discharged from hospital or for people at home who are at risk of readmission. Most requests are for short-term practical help and include, but are not limited to:
• Collecting a patient from hospital and transporting them home safely.
• Basic shopping.
• Fitting temporary key safes.
• Delivering and fitting small pieces of equipment e.g., bed levers, commodes, pressure relieving cushions, chair raisers etc.
• Welcome the Individual home
• Support the Individual to follow-up any problems associated with the discharge from hospital process. For example:
  Contact as required District nurses, doctors etc.
• Signpost to appropriate benefit advice service if required

• Work closely with other team members to take referrals from a range of referrers, including health and social care staff, friends and family members and the individual themselves, and carry out those referrals or allocate volunteers where appropriate.
• Complete referrals taken by the team
• Aid the reduction of premature admission to hospital and/or residential care
• Deliver a flexible Individual-centred…