Total 31 Customer Service job vacancies in London, SW17 0QT

Role: Support Worker - Employment and Skills

Salary: £30,859 per annum

Contract: Fixed term 31/03/2025

Hours: 37.5 per week

Location: Camberwell

Closing date:01/11/2024

Interview date: 09/11/2024

Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as a Support Worker, we’ll make the best use of all your understanding, compassion and commitment.

About us…

Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities.

Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more then 12,000 people.

Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We’re listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There’s no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career.

About this role…

We are looking for an Employment Support Worker to join the Employment and skills Service

Prevention services support vulnerable people by providing them with skills, housing advice, accommodation, and tenancy sustainment support. All these services to help people transition towards leading independent lives.

Thames Reach welcomes applications from people with transferable skills.

You will:

.Provide person-centred support to help low-paid workers in Southwark progress to better employment.
.Build relationships with clinical teams and Thames Reach staff to generate referrals and support employment goals.
.Manage a caseload, creating vocational profiles and action plans to help people achieve their career objectives.
.Build employer relationships to source job opportunities for service users.
.Collaborate with the team and partners to deliver a service that exceeds job
.Keep accurate records, data, and evidence to track and support progress toward employment goals

To succeed as the Support Worker will have:

.Knowledge and experience of providing support to people to find employment.
.Experience in initiating and developing relationships with employers and other agencies for people to access opportunities and overcome barriers to get them closer to employment.
.Empower and motivate people to build the skills and confidence they need to find and keep work.
.Good IT skills and administration – Be effective in recording and reporting data.

We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer:

.Generous holiday allowance – 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata).
.Pension – we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%.
.Excellent development opportunities – career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach.
.Wellbeing support – our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL.
.Life assurance – four times your annual salary and critical illness cover.
.Other benefits including a blue light discount card, interest free season ticket and cycle to work loans.

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

To apply visit our website and complete our application form.

For further information please contact, Lorraine Lysons, Lead Manager at lorraine.lysons@thamesreach.org.uk

Thames Reach is committed to safeguarding. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Having a criminal record will not exclude you from applying but you will be asked to provide further details as most posts are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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To provide individual and group support to young people through assessing the needs of individual/ group of young people through 1:1/ group support; undertaking the development and monitoring of individual learning plans, mentoring, and coaching young people and working in partnership with other agencies to deliver interventions, providing feedback where required.

First line of contact for advice and support by members of the community. Flexibility to adapt and make informed decisions in challenging situations is critical for this role.
Required to work creatively and effectively alone, with their team colleagues, officers and other stakeholders to maintain high quality customer outcomes and able to influence this process.
The service is further complimented by a number of caretaking staff who are resident, who in addition to their role, provide an out of hours emergency service at night and at weekend.
Experience required 1-2 years.

• To oversee the the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) within the setting for children aged two to five years.
• To lead on the planning, implementation and evaluation of a high quality early years curriculum, which includes a full commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.
• To provide a challenging and exciting early years curriculum which meets the children’s needs and interests and leads to children achieving at or above their expected level in all areas of development.
• To be the key person responsibe for a group of children.
• To be responsible for the assessment of children’s overall development, including carrying out observations, recording children’s achievement and maintaining developmental records to a high standard.
• To demonstrate and apply a sound knowledge of the EYFS.
• To have sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• To play an active role in contributing to senior management team meetings

• Dusting, sweeping, vacuuming and mopping surfaces in their work area including living/working areas, bathrooms, kitchens and supply closets
• Refilling and restocking cleaning supplies and toiletries (hand wash, toilet paper, paper towels)
• Washing kitchen napkins, floor rags and dusters
• Maintaining cleaning products and ordering new supplies when necessary
• Taking out the garbage
• Carrying out minor maintenance tasks such as replacing displaced toilet seats, unclogging sinks
• Conducting monthly disinfection and deep cleaning
• Maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) and compliance with universal precautions.

Role: Support Worker - Acre Lane Project

Salary: £30,859 per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week

Location: Brixton

Closing date: 01/12/2024

Interview date: 12/12/2024

Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as a Support Worker, we’ll make the best use of all your understanding, compassion and commitment.

About us…

Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities.

Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more then 12,000 people.

Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We’re listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There’s no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career.

About this role…

We are looking for A Support Worker to join the Acre Lane team.

Thames Reach’s hostels are transitional spaces where a 24 hour staff team support people to move in, assess their needs, and quickly identify the best place for them to move on to next. Skilled staff teams develop personalised support plans to ensure people are ready to move on and are accessing support with their health, substance misuse, criminal justice and life skills needs

You will:

.Conduct rapid risk and accommodation assessments with clients moving in to the service
.Liaise with external agencies and councils to ensure clients are receiving wrap around support
.Increase move on and throughput in the service
.Ensure the environment is safe, healthy, and reflective of our ethos and supports our client’s aims
.Be outcome focussed, fostering a culture of high performance and continual improvement on your and the team’s successes.

To succeed as the support worker, you will have:

.Outcome focussed
.Organised and efficient in your work
.Excellent at communicating and problem solving
.Confident in your ability to support clients and engage with a range of partners
.Competent at using a computer and a range of software packages
.Committed to developing your knowledge and skills

We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer:

.Generous holiday allowance – 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata).
.Pension – we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%.
.Excellent development opportunities – career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach.
.Wellbeing support – our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL.
.Life assurance – four times your annual salary and critical illness cover.
.Other benefits including a blue light discount card, interest free season ticket and cycle to work loans.

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

To apply visit our website and complete our application form.

For further information please contact, Gareth Bowen, Lead Manager at gareth.bowen@thamesreach.org.uk

Thames Reach is committed to safeguarding. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Having a criminal record will not exclude you from applying but you will be asked to provide further details as most posts are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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An excellent opportunity has arisen for a full-time ward clerk/receptionist to join our renal team. The unit compromises of the renal inpatients ward and the dialysis unit. The Renal Unit provides care for patients who have kidney failure which includes patients requiring dialysis treatment and transplantation.

This position is a key and highly valued member of the team. The post is an integral part of the unit in providing an effective reception, clerical and administrative service to patients, visitors and nursing staff in order to support the delivery of optimum patient care.

We are looking for someone who is organised and efficient and can work without direct supervision.

We are seeking a flexible, innovative person who will be sensitive and caring in meeting the needs of patients, visitors and staff.

There will be other specified tasks to meet patients’ individual needs as determined by the unit manager/nurse in charge.

Please ensure you read the job description and person specification carefully. Previous experience of working in the healthcare setting or with the public is desirable.

You will work in the Renal Unit across both the inpatient ward and the dialysis unit, which are based in the one area. You will be expected to provide an effective reception, clerical and administrative service to patients, visitors, and nursing staff in order to support the delivery of optimum patient care. In addition you provide support to nursing staff thereby ensuring that nursing time is spent primarily with the patient. You will also be expected to act as the initial point of contact for patients, visitors and callers to the unit ensuring their needs are met promptly and politely. Another main duty will be assisting the unit staff in the smooth running of the unit ward by taking responsibility for the routine, administrative aspects. As well as overseeing the management of patient medical records on the ward on admission and post-discharge including overseeing the bookable follow-up care.

We are one of the country's largest and busiest acute NHS Trusts, serving a diverse population of more than 3.5 million people across south London and beyond.

Our main hospital site in Tooting and other healthcare locations provide a modern, dynamic, caring environment for excellent clinical care, education and research.

We employ around 9,000 dedicated staff across more than 40 different services and specialties. Every day, more than 2,000 patients attend our sites, mainly for outpatient appointments, elective surgery, and in our Emergency Department, made famous as the home of '24 Hours in A&E'.

You can find opportunities in a wide range of occupations and professions, from front-line doctors and nurses through to other health professionals, and essential support and corporate services - all working together to provide outstanding care every time for patients, and the communities we serve.



Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.


This advert closes on Monday 2 Dec 2024

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Supervisor, clinical and line management Supervise and line manage a team of mental health professionals and trainees based in schools. Work closely with the MHST Service Manager and Clinical Lead to ensure that the provision is high quality, clinically safe and reflects best practice. Ensure that the KPIs and objectives of the MHST, and individual objectives, are met by your team. Audit cases for quality and safeguarding purposes. Be the Duty Manager on a shared rota basis (up to 2 days per week). Assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. Develop your team to understand and manage appropriate levels of risk. Participate and deliver reflective practice sessions and provide training to the team. Supporting building on the existing programme and expanding the service into new schools using learning so far. Provide support for SMHPs and others in using CYP-MH compliant routine outcome measures. Use IAPTUS and HR based databases for effective case recording and management recording (e.g. 1:1s, probation reviews, annual appraisals). Understand and advise on safeguarding/clinical risk issues that may arise, following both organisational and school policies and procedures. Support staff to deliver tailored, appropriate services to a diverse range of children and families. Oversee the development of new resources (e.g.) to support young people who have disengaged from school, or have additional needs. Participate in your own clinical supervision and line management, keep up to date with relevant policies and procedures and attend relevant training and CPD opportunities. Meet the requirements of your own professional body. Delivery to School-aged Children and Young People and families Develop and deliver high quality interventions with children and young people that reflect the population of Hammersmith and Fulham, and adapt to meet individual needs. Support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties. Work in partnership with families to provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions. Hold a caseload, including more complex cases. Make referrals to appropriate agencies (e.g. CAMHS). Develop and help deliver workshops, groups and individual interventions for children and young people in schools, utilising CBT principles. Work with the Whole School Approach Lead and Clinical Lead to identify training and support needs for school staff and/or parents.

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

MAIN RESPONSIBILTITES: Pathology Services: To collect, log and send samples to the relevant pathology assessment service in accordance with the Pathology standard operating procedures (SOPs) and national guidelines for the for the dispatching of pathology samples. To receive samples from network sites and clinics, log and send them to the relevant provider, returning the labelled Bio-Bottle containers to the originator as required. To safely handle, log and send pathology samples (blood and other body fluid samples, tissue samples and so forth) to the relevant pathology provider. To carefully check the request form and patient samples in accordance with the Request Form and specimen Labelling Policy. To prioritise the workload so that urgent samples are dealt with in a timely manner and to record all urgent requests as required, to follow these up and promptly give results to the requesting clinician. To field and escalate issues raised either via phone, the shared mailbox or physically so that the issue can be resolved to all partys satisfaction. To provide support to colleagues within the department, as needed. Moorfields Lions Eye Bank To scrutinise, with colleagues, and action the daily transplant lists, to ensure the correct tissue is in the correct place in advance of surgery. To source and order tissues as required from multiple tissue providers (NHSBT, MiS, RMLEB, NuVision and Wescott Medical) to maintain relevant stocks locally. To undertake appropriate checks on receipt of tissues and ensure the appropriateness of both the tissue and storage conditions. To ensure, with colleagues, that Tissue usage paperwork if completed for each issued tissue and to chase when there are identified gaps. To review and generate reports as needed for providers, including the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), Infection Control (IPC) and Graft Outcome Clinics (GOC). To provide support to colleagues within the department, as needed. Department of Eye Pathology To receive samples and biopsies from national senders and handle them in accordance with local guidelines. To carefully check the request form and patient samples whilst booking the samples in to the departments computer system,/database. To support the Biomedical Scientists by undertaking duties which they request, such as changing the processing machines, refreshing reagents across various analysers, running IQC and retrieving solvents from the bulk store as needed. Miscellaneous: To support the line managers towards continuously improving the service delivery and efficiency streams. As such, there may be a requirement to perform any other essential duties required to succeed in the role. The department strongly encourages informal visits (limited group dates (2nd December or 4th December only in full agreement with the Line Manager). For further details / informal agreed group visits contact the line manager (contact details provided).

he full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

The job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Under the supervision of the Infant Feeding Lead Midwife, take a lead in the care of women / birthing people both antenatally and postnatally with respect to how they choose to feed their baby. To provide women / birthing people/family centred Specialist care and to document all care given. You will be an important part of the maternity unit working alongside midwives, doctors, and other health professionals in the hospital setting, understanding their different roles. Key responsibilities: To support women / birthing people with their choice on how they feed their baby. Record all clinical care given as appropriate. To provide, support and care for the woman / birthing person/baby with regards to how they have chosen to feed their baby respecting their need for privacy and dignity. Ensure informed consent is obtained when giving care to women / birthing people and their babies To facilitate breast feeding support and workshops on the postnatal ward To give breast feeding support in other clinical areas when asked i.e. Childrens Wards, Neonatal Unit, Childrens A&E To facilitate Antenatal Breastfeeding classes Show women / birthing people how to prepare and give formula milk if asked Provide diagnosis, support, referral, and follow up of babies with tongue tie To support women / birthing people in the care of their baby providing knowledge and up to date information on infant feeding practices and to refer on to Infant Feeding Lead Midwife when confronted with breast feeding issues outside of own competence To support and advise women / birthing people and other staff members who are using the breast pumps To support Infant Feeding Lead Midwife with data entry of infant feeding statistics and participate in audit To support the implementation of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Demonstrate duties to new starters/volunteers General and clinical supervision of less experienced staff.