Home Care Patch Co-Ordinator

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade F. Scale 17 - £28,005 to Scale 22 - £30,422 (actual salary)

Hours Per Week: 32.5

Base Location: Wilshaw House, Wilshaw Lane, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 9QG

Assessment Date: To be arranged

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Home and Community Support Team as a Patch Co-ordinator. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to enhance our existing team and further their development within a Team that is currently looking at new ways to support individuals to optimise their independence by creating an individualised support plan that is reviewed weekly and joint working with our colleagues to have a multi-disciplinary approach to secure the best possible outcomes for individuals requiring support.

Shift times for this post are between 07.00 22.00 over seven days a week, which includes some weekend and bank Holiday working.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing a plan of care that incorporates the individuals’ goals and aspirations to maximise a person’s level of independent living.
• Risk assessments for the individual and staff providing support
• Collaboration with multiple professionals to ensure the best outcomes are achieved for the individual.
• Responsible for a team of support workers to ensure high standards are maintained
• Be accountable for your own professional development and practice.
• Problem solving using available resources.

About You

If you are committed to person centred care and want to be part of our strive for excellence. Help us support adults and their carers to live well at home in Tameside.

You will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle and ideally the applicant should have a health or social care background.

A level three care certificate is desirable.

About Us

‘’Hello, I’m Joe Kelly, Strategic Director of Adult Social Care and Health, and a proud resident of Tameside.

‘’Our vision for adult social care is simple: to support people to live well in the place they call home. That means enabling people to live well and age well, so they can enjoy long, healthy and fulfilled lives in our borough. I’m extremely proud of the way our services work together to support people to live a good life, one where they are able to do the things that truly matter to them.

‘’I believe strongly in authentic and compassionate leadership, and in supporting our workforce to practise in ways that genuinely listen to the people we support. Together, we deliver care that enables people to live their best lives - maximising opportunities, maintaining independence, and helping people stay connected to their communities.

‘’By joining us at Tameside, your voice will be heard. You’ll be part of an ambitious and supportive team that builds on the strengths of our communities and connects social care and health in local neighbourhoods. You’ll be encouraged to develop, reflect and grow in your career, while playing a direct role in shaping how we do things differently and delivering a truly transformative approach to social care.

‘’The people we support are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to an inclusive approach that recognises, values and champions the diversity of our borough, prioritising the strengths of everyone we support.

If this sounds like something you want to be part of, join Team Tameside and make a real difference in our residents’ lives.’’

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please click here for more information on our guaranteed assessment scheme.

For further information about this role or an informal chat please contact Michelle Worthington, Jenny Lawton or Julia Featherstone on 0161 342 3455.