Telecare Officer

Telecare Officer

Service care Solution are currently recruiting for a Telecare Officer in Tower Hamlets

The Telecare Officer will contribute to a team responsible for the provision of an efficient, effective, comprehensive, front-line Telecare service, providing information, advice and assistance to service users and other customers or agencies, on the Telecare and out of hours service provided by the Council.

Pay rate – £21.58 PAYE / £28.22 Umbrella

Main Responsibilities

As a Telecare Officer, you will be responsible for:

To contribute to a team responsible for the provision of an efficient, effective, comprehensive, front-line Telecare service, providing information, advice and assistance to service users and other customers or agencies, on the Telecare and out of hours service provided by the Council, by being the first point of contact for calls requiring an action or a visit by the Telecare Officers, other out of hour’s staff or agencies.

To assess situations and take appropriate action according to the problems found and the needs and wishes of the service user on the Jontek system, telephone or in person. Action required may involve a home visit or welfare check by a Telecare officer requiring first aid or personal hygiene care in line with procedure.

To assess, install, programme, check and instruct service users on the usage and testing of all Telecare equipment. Where appropriate to rectify/resolve faults, replace or remove Telecare equipment in service user’s homes.

To actively support the implementation, facilitation and provision of Telecare and out of hours service provided by the Council. To effectively liaise with all staff involved in the delivery of the Telecare and out of hours service within the council and other agencies ensuring that the highest standards of service delivery are maintained.

Requirements:

Experience in similar role To carry out all duties in a flexible manner, according to an agreed 24 hours 365 day a year rota pattern. Enhanced DBS

Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including:

A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team Excellent rates of pay Payroll services twice a week

If you are interested in the Telecare Officer, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208964 or email emma.petricco@servicecare.org.uk

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!