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Join our team! Minibus Driver wanted

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Job opportunity – Minibus Driver

We have a vacancy for a part-time bus driver to help deliver our transport services across the region.

Working hours: A minimum of nine hours Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work. These will be by negotiation and discussed at interview.

Rate of pay: £11.44/hour

Requirements:

  • Category D1 clean driving licence enabling you to drive minibuses
  • At least two years of previous driving experience
  • Good communication skills
  • Honesty and reliability
  • Positive attitude
  • An existing enhanced DBS check or willingness to undertake one – paid for by Adapt (NE).

To apply please complete the application form and return to: GeneralOffice@adapt-tynedale.org.uk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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New vacancy: SMI Outreach Worker

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Post:                      SMI Outreach Worker

Hours:                   18.5 hours per week

Location:               Home based or Hexham site

Accountable to:     Project Lead and Director

Rate of Pay:           £23635.36 per annum pro rata £11,817.68

Contract:               Initial 12 month contract

This role is to support people with severe mental illness (SMI) to enable them to engage with primary care services and other initiatives which improve their physical wellbeing.

The SMI Outreach Worker will reach out to people on the SMI register of the Primary Care Network to bridge the gap and provide support which helps them to engage with physical health checks and follow-up interventions. The Outreach Worker will also encourage clients to develop more skills and knowledge around healthy lifestyles.

The role includes working with people of all ages including those with learning disabilities, people with mental health needs, people with physical and sensory impairment and older people.

  1. To liaise with primary care to identify people on their SMI register who are not already engaged with regular physical Health Checks and screening.
  2. To pro-actively reach out to people with SMI and offer support to access primary care services for physical Health Checks, vaccinations and follow up support.
  3. To support individuals with SMI in their recovery by gaining information about what interventions/activities they would find useful.
  4. To actively navigate, broker and signpost the person to other interventions /activities identified, providing the right amount of support to enable them to engage with these services.
  5. To provide interventions to help people manage their overall wellbeing to enable them to focus on and follow through on actions to achieve their desired results.
  6. Develop knowledge of the local care pathways to meet clients’ needs.
  7. To review client progress and outcomes.
  8. Manage caseload, documentation and time effectively, ensuring up to date and clear record keeping is in line with organisational policies.
  9. Make best use of supervision, training and staff development.

Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification below.

To apply, please complete the application form and GDPR consent form and return by 12pm on Monday 7 October.

Interviews will take place on the morning of Tuesday 15 October.

 

SMI Outreach Worker job description and person specification

SMI Outreach Service Background

SMI Outreach Worker application form

GDPR consent form

 

 

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Cafe Assistant wanted!

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We’re looking for a self-motivated and friendly Cafe Assistant to join the team at our busy community cafe, Cafe @ Burn Lane.

Job Title: Cafe Assistant

Hours: Part-time – actual hours to be discussed

Responsible to: Operations Manager

Base: Café @ Burn Lane, Hexham

Salary: £11.44 per hour, National Minimum Wage

Are you

  • Experienced or have a keen interest in food preparation and baking?
  • Good with people and comfortable to communicate at all levels?
  • A self-motivator with the ability to cope in a pressurised environment?
  • Able to adopt new working systems?
  • Knowledgeable about Health and Safety?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

All the details of this opportunity can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification below.

For an informal chat about the role please call Clare on 01434 600599 (option 1) or email: generaloffice@adapt-tynedale.org.uk.

Please return the application form, along with the signed GDPR consent form to:

Clare Loughlin, Adapt (NE), Burn Lane, Hexham NE46 3HN, or email it to: generaloffice@adapt-tynedale.org.uk.

 

Cafe Assistant job description and person specification

Cafe Assistant application form 

GDPR consent form

 

 

 

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Vacancy: Living Well Coordinator (Social Prescriber)

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Job Title: Living Well Coordinator (Social Prescriber)

Responsible to: Adapt (NE) and West Northumberland Primary Care Network

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9.00am-5.00pm (open to job share)

Salary: £27,595.92 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave per year, plus statutory holidays (pro rata)

Location: The Living Well Coordination Service covers the ten GP practices in the West Northumberland Primary Care Network (PCN), two additional GP practices and will also work from Adapt (NE).

  • Do you have excellent listening and communication skills?
  • Are you organised with good administrative and IT skills?
  • Do you enjoy working as part of a team?
  • Do you want to help support West Northumberland residents to improve their health and wellbeing?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to the above questions, then the Living Well Coordination Service would love to hear from you.

We are recruiting one full-time Living Well Coordinator. This is an opportunity to be involved in delivering and supporting solutions for primary care patients across the West Northumberland Primary Care Network (PCN).

The Living Well Coordinator will be the named worker for one to three GP practices and will split their working time across these practices, as well as working from Adapt’s office in Hexham. You will also be required to work in other places throughout the North East, as identified in your individual work programme.

The West Northumberland PCN practices are: Bellingham Practice, Branch End Surgery (Stocksfield), Burn Brae Medical Group (Hexham), Corbridge Medical Group, Haltwhistle Medical Group, Humshaugh and Wark Medical Group, Prudhoe Medical Group, Scots Gap Medical Group (Morpeth), Sele Medical Practice (Hexham) and White Medical Group (Ponteland). Adderlane Surgery (Prudhoe) and Riversdale Surgery (Prudhoe) are also supported by the service.

Clients may live rurally beyond these areas.

Please find below the Job Description/Person Specification and application form. Please tell us how you meet the person specification within the application form and return it along with the GDPR consent form.

Completed applications to be returned by email by 5.00pm on Wednesday 1 May 2024.

Interviews will be held Wednesday 8 May 2024.

If you require any further information, please contact Emma Aljoe by email at emma.aljoe@nhs.net or call 01434 600599 (option 4).

Living Well Coordinator job description and person specification

Living Well Coordinator application form

Adapt (NE) GDPR consent form

 

This vacancy has now closed.

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Volunteer with Healthwatch Northumberland

We have some fantastic volunteering opportunities for 2024 at Healthwatch Northumberland.
As health and social care champion for people in Northumberland who use these services, you can help us improve care by making sure NHS leaders and other decision-makers hear the views and experiences of residents.

As a Healthwatch Northumberland volunteer you can:
  • Volunteer as much or as little time as you want
  • Make a difference to NHS health and social care in your community
  • Improve your own health and wellbeing
  • Develop your skills and knowledge
  • Add valuable experience to your CV and increase your employability
  • Meet new people and be part of a supportive team
  • Be involved in something positive!

What can you choose to get involved in?

  • Listening to local people’s views and experiences of health and care services
  • Signposting people to local services and support groups
  • Carrying out public surveys
  • Being the eyes and ears of local communities
  • Mystery shopping
  • Administration support
  • Proofreading
  • Research support and report writing
  • Communications and digital support

Volunteering with Healthwatch Northumberland is flexible – you can offer as much or as little time as you wish, either on a regular or one-off basis. Some volunteering work can even be done from home in your own time. You won’t have to work alone and no experience is necessary. You will be well supported, working as part of a friendly team. We welcome anyone with or without relevant experience – training will be provided.It won’t cost you anything but time! Appropriate expenses, including travel costs, will be paid.

For more information visit the Healthwatch Northumberland website.

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Job vacancies: Social Prescribers

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We are recruiting for one full time and one part time Social Prescriber to work across North Shields Primary Care Network (PCN).

Job title: Social Prescriber

Responsible to: Adapt (NE) and North Shields Primary Care Network

Location: North Shields PCN GP practices – Collingwood Health Group, Priory Medical Group, Redburn Park Medical Centre, Spring Terrace Health Group, Nelson Health Group

Full time post

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm with up to two evening sessions per month to support enhanced access – evening session 4pm – 8pm

Salary: £26,281.92 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays

Part time post

Hours: 21 hours (3 days). Actual days to be agreed (9am – 5pm) with one evening session per month to support enhanced access – evening access 4pm – 8pm

Salary £14,916.74 per annum

Benefits: 15 days annual leave plus statutory holidays (pro rata)

Social prescribing in the North Shields PCN empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to Social Prescribing Link Workers who support patients to focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach to an individual’s health and wellbeing, connecting people to diverse community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

As a Social Prescriber, you will support individuals referred to the service by working in partnership with them to assess their non-medical needs and priorities and link them to suitable resources, groups and services. You will empower clients to access the support they need, which may include accompanying clients to local sources of help, where appropriate.

You will proactively build relationships with clients, offer support and develop collaborative, co-produced solutions to address their issues. You will develop relationships with community organisations and statutory services to maintain up to date knowledge and expertise on local services.

You will be working primarily out of GP surgeries as well as, where appropriate, working from the Adapt (NE) office, visiting clients in their homes and meeting clients in other community settings.

We are recruiting for one full time post and one part time post; please identify on the application form which post you are applying for.

Please find the Job Description/Person Specification, application form and GDPR consent form below. Please tell us how you meet the person specification within your application.

Completed applications are to be returned by email, along with the GDPR consent form, by 5pm on Friday 19 January 2024.

Interviews will be held at the North Shields Health Hub on 30 January 2024.

If you require any further information or wish to arrange an informal discussion about this role, please contact Holly Adair by email – holly.adair1@nhs.net.

Job description/person specification

Application form

GDPR consent form

Applications for this position have now closed

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