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Independent Living Officer

Rochdale

30,826

Hours: Full Time (36.25 hours, Monday to Friday)

Contract: Permanent

Are you passionate about helping older and vulnerable people maintain their independence, wellbeing and quality of life?

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) is looking for a compassionate and proactive Independent Living Officer to join our Independence and Wellbeing Service. In this rewarding role, you'll work closely with customers living in our Independent Living Schemes, helping them to maintain their independence, wellbeing and security while delivering a high-quality housing management service.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference every day by supporting some of our most vulnerable customers, promoting social inclusion and helping people live fulfilling and independent lives.

What You'll Be Doing

As an Independent Living Officer, you will play a key role in supporting customers and managing our Independent Living Schemes. Your responsibilities will include:

Responding to alarm calls and coordinating appropriate support and interventions.

Supporting customers through the use of assistive technology and maintaining accurate records.

Carrying out compliance checks, including alarm testing, fire safety checks, damp and mould inspections and other health and safety requirements.

Reporting building faults and liaising with contractors to ensure timely resolution.

Managing the full lettings process, including viewings, sign-ups and welcoming new customers.

Supporting income collection and assisting with the management of rent arrears.

Undertaking intensive housing management assessments, reviews and tenancy management activities.

Identifying and managing risks, including safeguarding concerns, and implementing appropriate actions.

Promoting scheme security and the safety of customers.

Developing and facilitating social and wellbeing activities that encourage independence, confidence and community involvement.

Working collaboratively with internal teams and external partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes for customers.

Providing support and guidance to new members of the team when required.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a customer-focused individual with a passion for supporting vulnerable people and delivering excellent services.

You'll have:

Experience working directly with customers, particularly vulnerable individuals, in a housing or care environment.

Relevant housing management experience and/or a knowledge of social housing delivery, particularly into sheltered or independent living schemes.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships and trust.

Experience of identifying customer needs and providing practical support and guidance.

The ability to manage challenging situations professionally and sensitively.

Good knowledge of safeguarding principles and risk management.

Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload.

Excellent IT skills and the ability to maintain accurate records.

A commitment to promoting independence, inclusion and wellbeing.

Effective problem-solving, mediation and negotiation skills.

A First Aid/CPR qualification, or a willingness to undertake training.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use.

Why Join RBH?

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a dedicated team committed to helping customers live independently and thrive within their communities. You'll work in a supportive environment where your compassion, skills and commitment can have a meaningful impact on people's lives every day.

What do we have to offer you?

In addition to a competitive salary of 30,826, you will benefit from:

Mileage allowance to cover business miles

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Option to buy up to 5 additional days annual leave

An additional 5 days leave after 5 years' service

Pension scheme with employer contributions matched up to 8%; death in service benefit

Flexible smart working arrangements

Healthcare cashback plan, virtual GP access and subsidised gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7

Paid volunteering days

Enhanced family-friendly policies

And so much more!

If interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we review applications as they are received; therefore, we may close this vacancy earlier than advertised.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

RBH is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported. We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum requirements of the role.

Job Title: Quality and Safety Officer - SEND & Children's Social Care

Location: Dudley (Hybrid)

Rates: 21.65 PAYE or 28.32 Umbrella

Duration: 6 Months

Job Purpose

The post holder will support the SEND Quality & Safety Officer and the Children's Social Care Quality & Safety Officer in ensuring that education services provided for children and young people with SEND, and social care services provided to the citizens of Dudley, are safe, appropriate, and delivered consistently. The post holder will also help ensure that providers comply with the terms and conditions of the Council's contracts.

This will be done by working directly with providers of services to facilitate development in a way that responds to the needs of children, young people and citizens as communicated through the Directorate's strategies, Market Position Statement, and shaping plan. This will be done by:

• Monitoring and inspecting as necessary all aspects of provision and contractual compliance in relation to Contracts/Agreements issued by the SEND commissioning team and the social care commissioning team to providers of services.
• Contributing via the monitoring process relevant information for the consistent operation of the commissioning cycle in accordance with agreed strategies, priorities, and systems.
• Supporting the SEND Quality & Safety Officer, the Social Care Quality & Safety Officer, the Commissioning Officers, and the wider Commissioning team in all aspects of their work, including bespoke projects.

Working Arrangements

The post holder's working week will be allocated as follows:

• 2 days per week - SEND: supporting the SEND Quality & Safety Officer with quality assurance and contract monitoring of SEND provision.
• 2 days per week - Social Care: supporting the Social Care Quality & Safety Officer with quality assurance and contract monitoring of social care provision.
• 1 day per week - Administration: administrative tasks across both areas, including recording, report preparation, scheduling of visits, and follow-up of provider actions.

Day-to-day work and priorities in each area will be agreed with the relevant Quality & Safety Officer, under the overall direction of the Service Manager - Commissioning. The allocation may be varied by agreement to meet service need.

Responsibilities

• To establish and maintain direct contact with all providers of services who have a contract to provide services for Dudley's SEND commissioning team and social care commissioning team, working alongside the relevant Quality & Safety Officer.
• To foster an enabling approach to monitoring activity.
• To facilitate and enable providers of services in the development and implementation of Quality Assurance, Quality Standard, Quality of Life, and other systems and their continued monitoring to accord with contract requirements.
• To ensure ongoing quality assurance, monitoring, and inspection of providers of services in relation to contractual compliance and legislative requirements across both SEND and social care provision.
• To be involved as appropriate in the ongoing development of the commissioning activity through support with business planning, action planning, engagement, etc.
• To be responsible for managing allocated workload within an agreed schedule and individual work plan, balancing the time allocated to SEND, social care, and administration as agreed with the Quality & Safety Officers.
• To deliver comprehensive reports to stakeholders relating to quality assurance visits undertaken with providers.
• To work autonomously in organising and implementing site visits and work plans.
• To discuss all aspects of non-compliance and remedial action with the providers in consultation with the relevant Quality & Safety Officer and Commissioning Officer. To ensure that providers are held to account when delivery of services does not meet Dudley's stringent requirements.
• To liaise and negotiate with all divisions of the Local Authority and external agents appropriately and constructively.

Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Join a supportive GP practice in Manchester as an Onsite Independent Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist, working alongside a collaborative multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective medicines optimisation and high-quality, patient-centred care.

About the Position:

• 5 days per week, onsite
• £38 per hour
• Must have primary care experience working as an Independent Prescriber
• Conduct medication reviews and implement medication changes
• Deliver face-to-face patient appointments
• Prepare and action clinical correspondence
• Work closely with GPs, nurses and the wider practice team to support safe prescribing and improved patient outcomes

About the Practice:

• Friendly, experienced and supportive onsite team
• Professional primary care environment
• Strong focus on patient care, medicines safety and effective multidisciplinary working
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a collaborative practice setting

To Apply:

You can either submit your application through this site, and it will be forwarded to Tom, or send your CV directly to (url removed). For more information please also do not hesitate to call Tom on (phone number removed) and he would be happy to answer any questions you may have about this great opportunity.

If you are interested in any other roles across the UK, please feel free to visit us on (url removed)

Independent Living Support Worker

Section 7 (2) b & e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply to this role (Female Applicants Only)

Location: Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: 26,064 per annum
Contract: Temporary to Permanent

About the Role

We are recruiting compassionate and reliable Female Independent Living Support Workers to support individuals living in a supported living service consisting of 10 self-contained bungalows.

You will provide person-centred care, promote independence and help individuals enjoy fulfilling lives.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily living tasks.
• Support medication, meal preparation and moving and handling.
• Help with appointments, shopping and activities.
• Encourage independence, choice and wellbeing.
• Follow individual care and support plans.

Requirements

• Caring, patient and reliable attitude.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to learn and develop.
• Flexibility to work day shifts and waking nights on a rota.
• Ability to travel to Forest Hall.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays).
• Pension scheme and loyalty awards.
• Full induction and ongoing training.
• Employee wellbeing and counselling support.
• Blue Light Card and employee discounts.
• Career development opportunities.

Full-time and part-time hours available.

Important Information

• Section 7 (2) b & e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply to this role (Female Applicants Only)
• No visa sponsorship available.
• Enhanced DBS, relevant barring checks and satisfactory references required.

Interested? Apply today and make a difference by supporting people to live independently.

Background

This is a role for an experienced Independent Prescriber who wants genuine clinical autonomy from day one. The practice has embedded clinical pharmacists in its team for many years and runs a deliberately flat culture, where pharmacist clinical judgement carries real weight. It is in an active growth phase, investing in clinical and non-clinical roles together, and the clinical lead revi click apply for full job details

Good Afternoon,

I am currently representing CGL Charity who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 3- 6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate which is negotiable dependent upon experience

We are looking for a Recovery Officer this role will be based at: DY9 8EL

The right candidate will:

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey;
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral;
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community;
• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement;
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services;
• Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self determination.

We require the following:

• Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field.
• Experience of working in an outcomes-focussed environment.
• A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health services, criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc.

To discuss this opportunity further please send over an up-to-date CV and give me a call on (phone number removed)

If you know someone who would be a good fit for the role, please send over their contact details and get in touch, as we do offer a generous referral fee.

IF THIS ROLE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO YOU, BUT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ROLE, PLEASE SEND OVER YOUR CV AND I WILL CHECK WHAT ROLES I HAVE AVAILABLE.

Look forward to speaking with you soon,

Pharmacovigilance Veterinary Officer

Our client is a global pharmaceutical organisation based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. They are a vibrant, fast paced organisation providing medicines to UK customers. They are recruiting a Pharmacovigilance Veterinary Officer to join their busy team. Our client would consider both experienced candidates as well as graduates.

The role will use technical expertise to:

Support the setting of Pharmacovigilance and Product Quality Complaint cases in the UK

Support the Pharmacovigilance Manager in maintaining, developing and implementing Pharmacovigilance compliance procedures. Priority is given to Pharmacovigilance case setting which must be completed to a high standard within short deadlines. This involves working with the technical and veterinary teams who gather the case information, to ensure that information gained is sufficient and to a high clinical standard to allow each Pharmacovigilance case to be fully assessed and coded within PV Works. The role will also assist the current team of Pharmacovigilance Officers by giving technical support. The role will assist the Pharmacovigilance Manager with the maintenance, development and implementation of Pharmacovigilance compliance procedures in line with internal and external guidance.

The role is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week (Monday Friday) and our client offers a hybrid working model with a minimum of 2 days in the office and 3 days work from home. This position is a temporary contract role initially signed off for 12 months with a possible extension and offers an hourly rate of £19.59 - £33.28 per hour, depending on experience, plus 25 days holiday pro rata and other benefits.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To enter data for pharmacovigilance cases in the appropriate system within the deadlines.
• To assess cases for VEDRA coding and final causality, with explanation of findings.
• Apply technical knowledge to improve pharmacovigilance case technical content, case quality and consistency
• To liaise with Competent Authorities as required
• To liaise with Vet advisers and the Technical Product Support Group to ensure accurate case data is available and to reconcile anomalies
• To work with Global colleagues to understand the Pharmacovigilance requirements for different products.
• Product Quality Complaints setting in PV Works
• To assist the Pharmacovigilance Manager with maintaining, developing and implementing Pharmacovigilance compliance procedures.
• To provide backup to the Pharmacovigilance manager and PQC DPOC to ensure compliance with procedure and deadlines as required.
• To give advice/training to Commercial, Pharmacovigilance and Technical product Support Group as required.
• Source accurate data from practices and use technical knowledge to assess this when case setting.
• Liaise with global colleagues to discuss pharmacovigilance cases.
• Assess operational protocols and implement improvements.
• Ensure all cases are reported in the required timescale.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• Degree in Veterinary Science or similar.

• Good veterinary knowledge in all species
• Good decision making skills
• Able to work to deadlines
• Able to prioritize own workload
• Good team player
• Accurate under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Able to assess and analyse information
• Excellent written and oral communication
• IT literate familiar with the practical application of IT in a commercial environment, ideally using MS Office
• Ability to handle confidential issues

Desirable

• PV Works experience
• Pharmacovigilance or Technical Support in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry
• Organization and management of projects
• Presentation of information in both oral and written form at various levels

• 16.62ph
• 3 month contract
• Office location Hove BN3
• Standard DBS Required
• Potential for hybrid working
• PLEASE NOTE: Candidates are required to travel through Brighton and wider East and West Sussex area for this role.

We are looking for a Placement Officer to support the effective management of temporary accommodation placements.

The role involves coordinating moves into and out of temporary accommodation, ensuring properties are used efficiently while meeting the needs of residents. As a Placement Officer, you will manage issues throughout a placement, including repairs, transfers, neighbour disputes, and anti-social behaviour. Day to day, you will work closely with residents, accommodation providers, and internal teams to help maintain safe and suitable housing options.

Essential Requirements

To be considered for the role as Placement Officer, you will need experience in the following:

• Knowledge of homelessness and housing legislation (including the Housing Act, Homelessness Reduction Act, Localism Act, Children Act, Care Act) and related guidance.
• Understanding of welfare benefits and housing benefit systems.
• Knowledge of the responsibilities of tenants, landlords, and accommodation providers.
• Awareness of how changes in housing policy can affect accommodation options and service delivery.
• Understanding of health and safety requirements within residential accommodation.
• Experience of assessing housing need and identifying suitable accommodation solutions.
• Ability to manage housing-related issues, resolve problems, and work effectively with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to work sensitively with vulnerable individuals and households experiencing housing difficulties.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with housing, homelessness, temporary accommodation, or tenancy management experience who is passionate about helping people access and sustain suitable housing.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Tate is committed to promoting equal opportunities. To ensure that every candidate has the best experience with us, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments we can make during the application or interview process. Your comfort and accessibility are our priority, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Additionally, we value and respect your individuality, and we invite you to share your preferred pronouns in your application.

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