About the role
Sensory Services are a specialist team including qualified Visual Impairment Rehabilitation Workers who have specialist knowledge in all aspects of; sight loss/blindness, hard of hearing/deafness and dual sensory loss/deaf blindness. The team provide information, advice and practical rehabilitation to improve the wellbeing of its service users. The Service aims to provide greater independence, improved wellbeing, improve confidence, delay and reduce the need for funded support, prevent falls, accidents and hospital admission and support.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Grace Clark – 07770934679. GraceE.clark@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or Rebecca Marr - Rebecca.Marr@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Interviews will be held virtually on Teams w/c 10th July 2023
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
You will be working collaboratively with colleagues across the health and social care sectors to develop procedures, processes and systems and manage staff that will ensure effective and efficient service delivery, ensuring compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulations, Care Act and Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC), policies and procedures.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Sensory Service as well as holding a complex caseload requiring assessment and rehabilitation planning.
About you
You will need problem-solving skills, experience of managing KPIs, good multidisciplinary working skills and experience of line management.
You will need to have strong and accurate literacy, numeracy and administrative skills and the ability to analyse information to ensure best approach. It is imperative that you have strong communication skills, a confident telephone manner and can work on your own initiative.
Good planning and organisation skills will be key, and you should be used to working under pressure to meet deadlines, allowing flexibility and resilience.
You must hold a degree in rehabilitation / habilitation.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
For this role specifically:
- A relocation package of up to £8000 for eligible candidates
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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