Community Support Worker – Technology Enabled Care

at  Essex County Council

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience within a social care setting, an NVQ/BTEC Level 3 or equivalent is desirable.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in relevant professional area.
• Experience of building strong, effective relationships with adults, their families, and carers in times of challenge and crisis.
• Experience of undertaking direct, activity-based work with adults.
• Knowledge of legislative and policy guidance applicable within Social Care settings.
• Proven track record of building working relationships with partners and external agencies.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interaction with acute partners to raise Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Awareness
• More engagement on wards to identify Adults who would benefit from TEC.
• Work alongside colleagues in Transfer of Care (TOC) hub to review cases before discharge to consider TEC.
• Completing ordering process including CARES, Mosaic contact form and Benefits Realisation.
• To attend Digital Champion meeting on behalf of the hospital.
• Contribute to Fortnightly Ops calls to raise issues and progress queries.
• Link regularly with TEC team and Millbrook regarding choices of TEC and OT Assessment requests, queries, and opportunities.
• Obtain case studies and share good practise.
• Share learning and knowledge with hospital colleagues to create awareness of the TEC offer.
• Identify opportunities to embed TEC into pathways.
• Identify opportunities to test and learn new technology.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO NEXT

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
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