Admission Avoidance Support Worker
Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
Dyddiad cau: | 18 Gorffennaf 2025 |
Lleoliad: | Cambs, Eastern England |
Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
Cwmni: | Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough |
Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Admission Avoidance Support Worker Required: Covering South Cambs., Cambridge City & East Cambs.
(fixed term for 1 year with potential to extend)
Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is an independent charitable organisation which exists to improve the quality of life for older people across the county.
Working in partnership with the Voluntary Sector Alliance, the Hospital Discharge & Admission Avoidance Support service is focused on supporting hospital discharges and patient recovery at home, additionally offering community based holistic and flexible support for older people in vulnerable situations to help prevent hospital admission, re-admission or use of emergency services.
We are looking for someone to work within the VSA to support older people who may be referred from the Unplanned Emergency Care Hub. The successful applicant will be supporting older people 1:1 within their homes with welfare calls and home visits, responding to urgent and essential needs with the aim of supporting an admissions avoidance.
o Hours: 35 per week (Monday to Friday) Part time hours would be considered.
o Location: Hybrid role with travel predominately in South Cambs., but extending throughout the whole county as required, with two days per week based at our head office in Chatteris.
o Salary: £25,207 pa
o Closing date for applications: Monday July 21st, 2025
o Interviews: August 5th & 6th.
Please note: You are required to complete an Age UKCAP application form to be considered for this post. An application pack can be requested by responding to this posting. Our roles are specific to the services provided by Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and as such, the application form provides the opportunity for applicants to evidence how they feel the skills and experience they have, would fit the criteria detailed in the Person Specification for this post.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake Disclosure and Barring Service check at an enhanced level.
Benefits of working for Age UKCAP:
o 28 days Annual Leave (pro rota for part time) + Bank holidays
o Employee Assistance programme to support you and your family
o Contributory Pension Scheme
o Mileage allowance
o Free DBS check (successful candidate will be required to undertake Disclosure and Barring Service check at an enhanced level)
o Access to thousands of retail discounts
(fixed term for 1 year with potential to extend)
Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is an independent charitable organisation which exists to improve the quality of life for older people across the county.
Working in partnership with the Voluntary Sector Alliance, the Hospital Discharge & Admission Avoidance Support service is focused on supporting hospital discharges and patient recovery at home, additionally offering community based holistic and flexible support for older people in vulnerable situations to help prevent hospital admission, re-admission or use of emergency services.
We are looking for someone to work within the VSA to support older people who may be referred from the Unplanned Emergency Care Hub. The successful applicant will be supporting older people 1:1 within their homes with welfare calls and home visits, responding to urgent and essential needs with the aim of supporting an admissions avoidance.
o Hours: 35 per week (Monday to Friday) Part time hours would be considered.
o Location: Hybrid role with travel predominately in South Cambs., but extending throughout the whole county as required, with two days per week based at our head office in Chatteris.
o Salary: £25,207 pa
o Closing date for applications: Monday July 21st, 2025
o Interviews: August 5th & 6th.
Please note: You are required to complete an Age UKCAP application form to be considered for this post. An application pack can be requested by responding to this posting. Our roles are specific to the services provided by Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and as such, the application form provides the opportunity for applicants to evidence how they feel the skills and experience they have, would fit the criteria detailed in the Person Specification for this post.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake Disclosure and Barring Service check at an enhanced level.
Benefits of working for Age UKCAP:
o 28 days Annual Leave (pro rota for part time) + Bank holidays
o Employee Assistance programme to support you and your family
o Contributory Pension Scheme
o Mileage allowance
o Free DBS check (successful candidate will be required to undertake Disclosure and Barring Service check at an enhanced level)
o Access to thousands of retail discounts