Job Title: Hospital Carers Support Worker

Salary: £28,500 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term until March 2026

Hours: 37 Hours a week

Location: Whipps Cross Hospital with some option for home working and travel to Waltham Forest for team meetings.

Carers First is a charity that works directly with, and for unpaid carers, providing personalised information, advice and tailored support making it easier for those caring for someone else to continue living their lives to the fullest.

We have a committed, dedicated staff team and you could be just the person we are looking for to join us to make that valuable difference in carer’s lives. We live and work through our values in all that we achieve by being positive, collaborative and ambitious and we have clear plans to scale our reach, support and impact for carers.

About this role

As a Hospital Carer Support Worker, you will be part of our Waltham Forest community team, helping to improve the lives of carers through your work. This role is part of a North East London (NEL)-wide project to better identify and support carers within and beyond acute settings funded as part of the Accelerating Reform Fund (ARF).

This role will include

• Improving the recognition and identification of carers within the Hospital setting (Whipps Cross Hospital).
• Providing information advice and guidance to carers and effectively linking carers to ongoing support to increase ‘successful’ Hospital Discharges for their ‘cared for’.

About you

To be successful in this role you will require

• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop effective working relationships with a range of individuals, organisations, partners, and funders particularly those within a hospital setting. 
• Be a resilient, highly professional and empathetic person who is able to work flexibly.
• You will be at the forefront of this new project, able to raise issues effectively and work alongside project evaluators to identify ‘what works’ to contribute to the wider NCL project development.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is excited about creating real change in carer’s support. 

We are looking for passionate people who are committed to the overall aims and objectives of the Charity. Carers First is committed to providing a supportive, vibrant, diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Carers First Can Offer You

In return for your contribution, we have an amazing package of staff benefits including 26 days annual leave entitlement which increases with length of service, flexible working options, paid carers leave, access to our work-place pension, staff discount scheme, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.

Whatever you are aiming to achieve in your career, we are here to encourage, help and support you grow, through our excellent training and development programmes.

How to apply

To apply for our exciting opportunity and make a real difference to the lives of carers, click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to begin your application. Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

Interview process

All successfully shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview following the closing date.

Closing date: 04 July 2025 Interview dates: 08 and 11 July 2025

Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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