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Hospital Carers Liaison Worker – fixed term for 8 months

  • Closing date: March 15, 2024
  • Closing time: 12 noon
  • Salary: £24,786 per annum
  • Hours: 37.5 per week

Carers Support Centre

Opportunities available to help make life better for carers.

Carers Support Centre (CSC) Bristol and South Gloucestershire provides a wide range of information, advice and support services for unpaid adult and young (children) carers.

A carer is someone who provides support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems. All the care they give is unpaid. Three out of five people in the UK will become carers at some time in their lives.

We currently have a vacancy within our Health Team to work with local hospital trusts to support carers and work with NHS staff to ensure that services are carer focused.

Main Aims of Role.

• To be a key reference point on carers issues.
• Work with Health professionals to Identify carers and provide support, ensuring that the carers voice is heard and that they are seen as expert partners in the whole care process, including decision-making.
• Raise carer awareness in hospital settings, particularly with nursing, discharge and multidisciplinary staff, through training and other activities.
• Enable carers to access further support which will improve their quality of life.
• Ensure carers from all communities have access to appropriate services and support.

How to apply:

If you would like to know more about this role, please call:- Karen 07564 783412 (available from the 20th February – 1st March) Richard 07825 299112 (available from the 4th March – 14th March)

Application forms, along with all other required information can be found on our website. Please visit www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk/vacancies to find this.

If you do not have access to the internet, please call our 24-hour answer phone service on 0117 9589973 or email: admin@carerssupportcentre.org.uk

Closing date: 15th March 2024 (Noon)
Interview date: 26th March 2024

Registered Charity Number: 1063226

We are an Equal Opportunities employer, and our workplace is free of barriers and fully accessible for people with disabilities. We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults; from recruitment of staff through to supporting our team working with families and carers in crisis.