Lead Community Link Worker (FTC)
Forth Valley Royal Hospital (with travel across the Forth Valley area)
Full-Time, Fixed Term Contract

Overview

Belonging to the Royal Voluntary Service community means inspiring volunteers to support the nation’s health and wellbeing. It means tackling the most pressing social issues in a workplace full of opportunities.

Through the gift of voluntary service, our volunteers provide much-needed support for over-stretched public services. They work at scale in the NHS, freeing up staff to dedicate more time to patient care and within communities to give practical help and support to people when they need it.

Our people are a welcoming team of individuals from every background who support one another to be their best. They are also some of the country’s most compassionate and dedicated people who step forward to help make society better connected and more inclusive - where everyone can thrive.

The Role

As the Lead Community Link Worker, you will establish the new Community Wrap Around Discharge Service for Forth Valley.

Working with all partners, including NHS Forth Valley, Dial a Journey and the Food Train, you will develop the service to meet the needs of the patients at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital to make sure discharges happen as quickly and safely as possible.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Acting as the first point of contact for referrals for the service
- Managing the delivery of activities associated with the Winter Pressures Partnership
- Networking and building relationships across all areas
- Working within the Partnership to ensure that the needs of the patients are at the heart of the service

Working Hours

This role is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2023, working 35 hours per week. Please note, some weekend and evening work may be required.

What you’ll need

To join us as the Lead Community Link Worker, you’ll need:

- Experience of managing and motivating teams of staff and volunteers
- To be commercially aware with relevant experience of managing a similar service type
- An understanding of how to use basic data to monitor trends and provide forecasts
- Excellent communication skills
- Proficiency in IT
- A full, valid driving licence

What you get in return

We’re proud to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service, you will benefit from:

- Salary of £25,664 per annum
- 25 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Six weeks company sick pay
- A great pension scheme
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
- A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
- Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society

How to apply

Please select the apply button shown to be taken through to the application process. You will need to answer some screening questions as well as upload your CV. You will be contacted by a member of the team once your application has been reviewed.

Here at Royal Voluntary Service, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be a charity that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective.

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society

Dates to bear in mind

The closing date for this role is 22nd July 2022. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Project Lead, Community Health Lead, Health and Community Outreach Lead, Community Project Lead, Community Link Manager, or Lead Social Worker.