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Hospital Discharge Advocate

Employer
hireful
Location
London
Salary
£21,000 - £25,700 per annum
Closing date
28 Mar 2019

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Function
Operations & Service Delivery
Sector
Community
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Contract

Job Details

Hospital Discharge Advocate    Our client supports people who face disadvantage or discrimination to have a voice that counts. Providing advocacy and user involvement services across England, our client is a growing organisation working with people who are vulnerable or marginalised to raise their voices and have their rights respected. 

Position: Hospital Discharge Advocate 
Location: London (SE13), nearest station is Ladywell 
Job type: Full Time, Fixed-Term Contract until 31 March 2020 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week 
Salary: £21,000 - £25,700 per annum 
Benefits: 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Salary Sacrifice Pension 5% employer's pension contribution. 

Closing date for applications: 28th March, 2019 

About the role: 

Advocates support people who may be marginalised or vulnerable to speak up and be heard and contribute to the wider impact of the organisation. Their work strengthens voices, supports human rights and changes lives. Advocacy can be vital for people who cannot speak up for themselves, or people who feel they do not have the power to do so. Advocates work in the front line delivering positive outcomes for people they support breaking down complex information into various formats to empower individuals. Advocates will support and enable service users understanding of their options. Advocates empower individuals to communicate their views in decisions making process, empowering them to make challenges, or where necessary undertake challenges and ask pertinent questions on the person’s behalf where they are unable to do so for themselves. 

This is an opportunity for an experienced Independent Mental Capacity Advocate to be part of a hospital discharge Pilot Project based at University Hospital Lewisham (UHL). 

This is a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2020 and the successful candidate will need to be able to work independently dealing with the Hospital Discharge Team. 

The role is to support hospital discharge strategy and planning within UHL ensuring that understanding and processes are embedded to give partners the fullest ability to have their voices heard by decision-makers. 

About you: 

- Be passionate about empowering and enabling individuals to have their wishes, feelings, beliefs and needs taken into account. 
- Demonstrate excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills. 
- Have the ability to engage with people with complex needs and communication difficulties. 
- Be experienced in influencing and working with health and social care professionals, legal services, care staff and family members. 
- Be able to build good relationships with clients, health and social care professionals, legal professionals and carers. 
- Be able to identify and act appropriately where issues of safeguarding individuals arise. 
- Have strong IT skills to accurately record information in line with policy and current data standards. 
- Be experienced in working with marginalised and vulnerable adults and or children. 
- Be able to research complex and sensitive issues independently, using case law, national policy and guidance for advocates to work to resolution of issues. 
- Be able to work to tight and changing deadlines. 
- Be able to work independently. 

Desirable skills or experience: 

- A full, clean UK driving license and access to own vehicle as there may be some travelling required. 
- Hold or be working towards Independent Advocacy Qualification. 
- Knowledge and experience of the Mental Health Act (1983, revised 2007), Care Act (2014) and Mental Capacity Act (2007) and The Principles of Human Rights and Advocacy. 

You may have experience of the following: Advocate, IMCA, Advocator, Care Act, Vulnerable Adults, Social Worker, Advocacy, Healthcare, Policy, Legislation, Support Worker, Charity, Third Sector etc. Advice & Guidance 

Please note: 

If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Qualification inclusive of the IMCA module and be experienced in the Care Act, it is a requirement of the role that you complete this upon commencing employment.

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