Hospital Link Worker
Help us show carers how much we care.
The Princess Royal Trust Carers’ Centre for Bristol and South Gloucestershire provides wide-ranging information, advice and support for carers. Our aim is to make life better for carers and involve them in the planning and development of services, and we’re making a difference at the heart of a national network. So can you.
Acting as the link between health professionals and carers, you will deliver invaluable information, advice, support and advocacy within a hospital setting. This will involve liaising with hospital staff to ensure that the timing of appointments, admissions and discharge are better coordinated and that the carers’ and patients’ needs are taken into account. You will also raise awareness of carers’ needs among nursing staff, and ensure that carers are involved in decision-making at every stage.
Above all, you will reduce anxiety by ensuring that carers are supported through the hospitalisation process, whilst delivering comprehensive emotional support. To be equal to the challenge, you will require a sound track record in information, advice and advocacy work, significant exposure to hospital settings and broad knowledge of legislation covering delayed discharge, mental capacity and safeguarding adults.
How to apply:
If you’re ready to help carers get more out of life, please call 0117 939 2562 for further information about these roles. For an application pack, please call our 24-hour answerphone service on 0117 958 9973 or email admin@carers-bs.org.uk (preferred option please)
Interview date: Week commencing 16th June 2008
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Registered Charity No. 1063226.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and our workplace
is free of barriers and fully accessible for disabled people.
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Contact: Admin office
Phone: 0117 9589973
Email: admin@carers-bs.org.uk
Web: http://www.carers-bs.org.uk