Living Well Support Service- Wellbeing Worker- Falls Prevention
Location: Preston/Central Lancashire area
Salary: FTE £24,661 per year
Hours: 2 x 24hr roles (example pattern 3 days 9am-5pm, 1 day 9-12 or 1-4).
Fixed term until 31st March 2027
Reference: FP002
Are you looking for a varied and rewarding role working with people, supporting them to retain or regain independence, where you can make a difference in people’s lives every day?
If so, we are looking to recruit 2 X Wellbeing Worker’s to join our Living Well Support Service team Falls Prevention Winter Project, working across the Central Lancashire area.
The Living Well Support Service supports people to regain and maintain independence, helping to prevent hospital admissions and reduce the need for residential care. In the last year, the service supported over 9,000 people across Lancashire.
This winter, we are expanding the service with targeted support for older people at risk of falls, loss of independence, and avoidable hospital admissions, helping them stay safe and well at home during the winter months. The Falls Prevention Winter Project aims to keep older people out of hospital and reduce the frequent use of urgent and emergency care (UEC) services throughout winter, when vulnerable adults are at increased risk, by providing targeted interventions and support.
About us
Age UK Lancashire is a leading Charity, proudly delivering services to over 20,000 older people across Lancashire each year, we are dedicated to supporting and empowering older adults to live fulfilling and independent lives.
We are committed to providing innovative and impactful services that address the evolving needs of older people in our community.
About the role:
As a Wellbeing Worker you will:
- Support older people who may be at increased risk of falls, loss of independence, or avoidable hospital admission.
- You will undertake person-centred holistic assessmentsto identify risks, unmet needs and develop personalised plans to improve safety, wellbeing and independence.
- Provide continued support for a designated period, to that build upon strengths and achieve personal goals.
- You will use a solution-focused approach to ensure that people can access the help that they need when they need it, either from Age UK Lancashire or from other community-based support.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a caring and empathetic attitude with a focus on helping people to maintain independence
- Be able to provide a person-centred, flexible and responsive service
- Have experience of managing your own workload, using decision making skills to manage and prioritise
- Identify environmental risks within the home and make appropriate referrals to project partners and other specialist services
- Be able to work well within a team and able to use your own initiative
- Have excellent communication skills with an ability to build relationships with individuals using the service, and other health care professionals and colleagues.
- Be able to use your digital skills to enable you to manage your time efficiently and effectively, including Microsoft applications such as Outlook and Excel and everyday use of iPad and smartphone devices.
- Able to manage a busy workload, keeping accurate records and conducting assessments
- Able to undertake general physical activity in people’s homes (often over 2 floors) for example providing light domestic duties
- A full driving Licence, with appropriate insurance cover, and be willing to transport patients in your own car.
- This is a hugely rewarding role for the right person.
This is a hugely rewarding role for the right person. If you are passionate about making a difference and have empathy towards others, then we would love to hear from you. We know you will understand why we want to make sure we recruit the right person with the right key requirements; skills, experience, attributes, and abilities to join our team, so it is important that you tell us about it on your application form.
Please note there is no personal care within this role.
This role is based at an AUKL Preston Base (PR2 area), you will make community visits across the Preston area, working in the community, hospitals and client’s homes. You will be required to attend meetings and spend time at our offices working with Age UK Lancashire colleagues.
We know you will understand why we want to make sure we recruit the right person with the right skills, experience, and abilities to join our team, so it is important that you give us as much information as possible about what makes you the right person for this role on your application form.
What’s in it for you?
- Full training and comprehensive induction to ensure you have the support you need to succeed and thrive in your new role
- A friendly and inclusive culture
- 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 with length of service + bank holidays
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial wellbeing and planning support
- Staff discount card for hundreds of High Street shops and online services.
- Blue Light card eligibility
- Travel expenses will be paid for all journeys required for work, excluding travel from home to base.
DBS: This post is eligible for an enhanced DBS check, and all the associated costs will be met by the employee.
Closing Date:Midnight Sun 23rd August. We will review applications as they arrive, so please apply early as we may close recruitment if a high volume of applications are received
Interview date: 8-9th September
If you have questions about the role, arrange an informal conversation with the Service Manager Joanne Rawinson by email [email protected]
A full job description and the link to the application form can be accessed below.
Please make full use of the job description when applying.
If you require any additional support with the application process, please email [email protected]
Use of AI
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