Telehealth Care and Support Worker | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,081 - £33,665 PA |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, E7 8QP |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7689109/363-CHN7589672-B |
Summary
Following the direction and supervision of the Clinical Lead/Health Care Professionals to carry out assigned tasks and duties to assist with the physical, emotional and social care of the patients. The service uses a remote monitoring technology i.e vital sign monitoring and care plans including home visits as and when needed and working closely with urgent care response teams and district nurses, physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and support workers.
To work in a sensitive, enabling manner always taking into account the need for sensitivity of the diverse population found within the borough of Newham. The ultimate goal of the service is to avoid hospital admission where possible.
Date : 21st January 2026
Time : 09:00 am – 16:00 pm (Come prepared to be interviewed on the day)
Morning registration: 9:00 AM -10:00 AM (We wont accept candidates for the morning session after this time)
Morning Interview : 09:30 am - 12:30 pm
Afternoon registration: 12:30 - 13:15 pm (We wont accept candidates for the afternoon session after this time)
Afternoon Interview : 13:15 - 16:00 pm
Address : Trust HQ, 9 Alie Street, London, E1 8DE
Role : Telehealth Care and Support Worker
The event is an all day event. Candidates need to register for either the morning session / the afternoon session. Failure to register during the registration periods will mean inability to take part in interview.
Please note: You will need to complete an application. Once the shortlisting process has been completed, we will send you an invitation to attend an interview on the designated day.
Some of the key responsibilities : Please also refer to JD PS
The person needs to work effectively as a member of the team; to assist in planning and
implementing the care plans and treatment programmes, under the guidance of the Clinical
Lead/HCP. This includes remote monitoring of vital signs for patients on Telehealth and
escalating to clinicians. The role also includes working in the community and visiting patients
requiring insulin administration, eye drops etc. as appropriate according to the care plan.
The person needs to form professional relationships with clients, and communicate with
them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture and provide an integrated
care approach.
The individual needs to be able to liaise with relatives, carers, medical staff, allied health
staff and those within the multidisciplinary team to obtain or feedback information relating to the patient’s care.
To be able to contribute towards the teams vision and attend meetings and events to promote the service
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Some of the main responsibilities:
To understand and apply the need for confidentiality in all aspects of patient
interactions.
To be legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
To use clinical knowledge and life skills to build up a rapport with the clients, to engage with them and motivate them to engage with their own care.
To maintain legible, accurate, contemporaneous clinical records.
To understand and employ a set of non-specific skills to meet the psychological needs of service users with mental health needs through care planning and risk management
strategies.
Please see JD PS
This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025