The Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS) is looking to recruit an additional Technical Instructor to join the active recall team. The key focus of the role will be on the recall of equipment in the community which is past its original loan date. This work will mean visiting and contacting people by telephone to review the equipment they have on loan and where appropriate to do so, arrange for the equipment to be returned. The work may also involve arranging repairs of equipment that is identified as faulty, arranging outstanding maintenance or referring a person back to the relevant service for a reassessment of their needs.
ICELS plays a critical role in supporting health and social care services, facilitating hospital discharge, admission avoidance, end of life and palliative care, support to keep people in their own homes.
ICELS has an office at the equipment providers base in Glen Parva. The team works both remotely and at the office. The post is Monday to Friday, part time or full time and flexible hours / working arrangements may be available.
The post holder will be employed by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) on behalf of ICELS.
The role is office and home based with a requirement to attend the office for meetings/training events and will require visits to peoples home or care/education settings.
For further information please contact - julie.morley@leicester.gov.uk 0116 4542352 or roger.glithero@leicester.gov.uk 0116 4546600
Main duties of the job
To work with health and social care staff across a range of organisations in LLRTo carry out reviews of peoples use of equipment consistent with local policy To make referrals to relevant services where it is identified that a person needs reassessment of their equipment To make referrals to the equipment provider where it is identified that equipment is faulty or has not been maintained in line with contractual requirements In order to carry out this role candidates will need: Experience of working in the community and have experience of carrying out assessment and review of equipment To be self-motivated and flexible To work autonomously with their own allocated caseloads for recall To work in a range of environments including working from office and home contacting people by telephone, visiting people in their own homes and in care settings To work with health and social care staff across a range of organisations in LLRTo carry out reviews of peoples use of equipment consistent with local policy To ensure that equipment is still appropriate for use by the person as originally assessed for and to recover equipment that is no longer required To make referrals to relevant services where it is identified that a person needs reassessment of their equipment To make referrals to the equipment provider where it is identified that equipment is faulty or has not been maintained in line with contractual requirements About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview. Job responsibilities
If you like what you’ve read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto ‘apply for this job’ and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the Job Description and Person Specification. Person Specification
Qualifications
Please click onto apply for this job and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. Experience
Please click onto apply for this job and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
To work with health and social care staff across a range of organisations in LLRTo carry out reviews of peoples use of equipment consistent with local policy To make referrals to relevant services where it is identified that a person needs reassessment of their equipment To make referrals to the equipment provider where it is identified that equipment is faulty or has not been maintained in line with contractual requirements In order to carry out this role candidates will need: Experience of working in the community and have experience of carrying out assessment and review of equipment To be self-motivated and flexible To work autonomously with their own allocated caseloads for recall To work in a range of environments including working from office and home contacting people by telephone, visiting people in their own homes and in care settings To work with health and social care staff across a range of organisations in LLRTo carry out reviews of peoples use of equipment consistent with local policy To ensure that equipment is still appropriate for use by the person as originally assessed for and to recover equipment that is no longer required To make referrals to relevant services where it is identified that a person needs reassessment of their equipment To make referrals to the equipment provider where it is identified that equipment is faulty or has not been maintained in line with contractual requirements About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview. Job responsibilities
If you like what you’ve read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto ‘apply for this job’ and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the Job Description and Person Specification. Person Specification
Qualifications
Please click onto apply for this job and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. Experience
Please click onto apply for this job and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
