Case Manager - Brain Injury - Paediatric - West Sussex

Independent Living Solutions Ltd.; Crawley; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 45,000

Job description

Case Manager - Brain Injury - Paediatric - West Sussex

Location:

West Sussex

Specialism:

Case Manager

About The Role

Are you a paediatric OT, Physio, Nurse or Social Worker experienced in working with disabled children, young people and their families based in West Sussex? Have you considered a career in Case Management? We would like to hear from you.

Why choose ILS?

• Our Case Managers have a manageable case load with a focus on person centred work and putting the client at the heart of what we do.
• Our Case Managers have the opportunity to work holistically with clients to achieve their best outcomes.
• Our Case Managers are mentored by a dedicated Clinical Lead who is experienced in case management and are supported by a knowledgeable Head Office team.

ILS offers employed flexible hourly or part-time salaried contracts based from home with travel to clients in your geographical area, a competitive salary and a range of benefits that are designed to enhance your career and wellbeing:

• 33 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Health plan including 24/7 virtual GP
• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 support
• Pension plan
• Life assurance
• Paid carers leave
• 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount scheme

What is flexible hourly employment?

You are paid for the work you do for our clients including travel time and mentorship time. You need 3 days availability (about 21 hours) during Monday-Friday to carry out the work. It's a great choice to balance with other commitments.

All ILS Case Managers are employed with the option for part-time salaried or flexible hourly employment, from 21 hours per week to 30 hours per week.

You will ideally be a driver with a car as travel is up to 2 hours from your home to clients. Travel and mileage is paid.

Learning and Development at ILS

We will support you by providing dedicated mentorship, learning and development opportunities that will enhance your day-to-day working life and help you build on your skills and knowledge.

We provide you with funded membership to BABICM with full support for progression to advanced membership levels.

Your work as a Case Manager continues to contribute towards maintaining your clinical professional registration requirements.

You will undertake a comprehensive induction at the start of your journey with ILS and have regular, ongoing mentorship, training and professional development opportunities including paid CPD time, online and face to face networking opportunities through professional and social events within an inclusive and collaborative culture.

About You

The Skills You'll be Sharing With The Team

You will be an experienced health and social care professional who has extensive expertise of working with children and young people with catastrophic injuries; including traumatic brain injury, poly-trauma, spinal cord injury, limb loss and cerebral palsy.

You will have experience of working directly with clients in the community and be able to demonstrate your professional abilities, within the field of complex, long-term health care assessment, care planning and achieving positive outcomes for clients.

You must have current HCPC/NMC/Social Work England registration and an up to date CPD portfolio.

You will share our company values and work at all times in line with them:

• CLIENT CENTRED - We put our client’s aspirations at the centre of everything we do
• INTEGRITY - We can be trusted to work in a professional, honest and transparent way
• POSITIVE - We find solutions and empower others
• SUPPORTIVE - It matters to us that our clients and staff know that we care
• QUALITY FOCUSED - We set high standards and aim to exceed them

You will also demonstrate the following behaviours:

• Maintains a solid understanding of client's needs and expectations
• Commitment and passion for meeting client/customer needs
• Respects and accepts people's individuality
• Takes responsibility for own actions
• Resilient, focusing on solutions when faced with a challenge
• Empowers others and has a 'can do attitude'
• Friendly and approachable
• Develops productive and professional relationships
• Actively creates an inclusive environment respecting diversity
• Maintains professionalism and strives to improve quality of service

Safeguarding

ILS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our Clients within the activities we undertake, and ILS expects all our employees to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This position will require:

• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK
• An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate and may include checks against the Barred Lists; as such, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Therefore, all convictions, including spent convictions that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS, should be declared. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being employed.

Equality Statement

The successful candidate must ensure a positive commitment to equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation, or harassment of any description. The candidate must also promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.

About Us

ILS are Case Management specialists in catastrophic injury for children and adults.

We are a quality focused company registered with the CQC.

When a person’s life has been changed by injury, we address the practicalities. We work with children, young people and adults who have had moderate or catastrophic, complex injuries. We assess individual needs and are able to provide a comprehensive case management service designed to maximise independence.

We have a brilliant team of people – they're what make ILS a fantastic place to work. As an inclusive employer, we want to invite a diverse range of candidates to apply for our roles. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, marriage and civil partnerships and religion and belief. We're happy to help with any adjustments to our recruitment process and beyond. Email us at [e-mail].