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Trustee's Required

Are you looking for a new challenge without a big time commitment?

We can help as we are looking for new Trustees to join our Board and this could be you

About Us:

A leading, local, independent charity we deliver a range of services, that support the independence and wellbeing of older people in Leeds.

Age UK Leeds has a key role in ensuring that the essential needs of the older people of the city are met, and that their valuable contribution to the community is recognised.

Age UK Leeds has an experienced, talented team of staff and volunteers and a dedicated Board of Trustees, who have built a credible and trusted organisation. We want to continue to work in partnership with others to help achieve the Leeds ambition to be the best city to grow old in.

We aim to promote equality diversity & inclusion as an employer and seek to ensure that equality and diversity principles underpin all areas of our work; we have a special responsibility to combat age-discrimination experienced by older people.

Being a Trustee is an unpaid volunteer role, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.

Trustee meetings are held quarterly both face to face and occasionally online.

If you interested, drop us a line with your CV and and tell us why you are interested in working with Age UK Leeds, and the skills, experience and knowledge that you will bring to recruitment@ageukleeds.org.uk or by post to Age UK Leeds, Bradbury Building, Mark Lane, Leeds, LS2 8JA. 

For an informal discussion, please contact Iain Anderson – Chief Executive on iain.anderson@ageukleeds.org.uk

Hospital to Home Support Worker x2

Age UK Leeds is a leading local voluntary sector organisation providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of older people in Leeds.

Are you looking for a role that is varied and challenging, where you have the potential to make a real difference and improve the lives of older people in Leeds? If so, we at Age UK Leeds are recruiting for an Hospital to Home Support Worker to work as part of our Hospital to Home.

Service: Hospital to Home

Salary: Scale 5 £26,459 pro rata

Hours: Part Time: 56 hours over the course of a fortnight. This averages at 28 hours per week and requires working alternate weekends. Current service hours are between 08:30am and 7pm but these may alter based on the needs of the service and funding.

Closing Date: Monday 6^th April 2026

Interview Date: Week Ending 24/04/26 or 01/05/26

Location: St James’ University Hospital

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk, children or both).

About the role

In this role you will work as part of the Hospital to Home Team, who provide transportation to facilitate hospital discharge and who carry out support tasks within people’s homes to prevent further hospital admissions. The team, also, assess individuals’ wider support needs and effectively signpost and refer onto other organisations to ensure longer term support is put in place.

About the Hospital To Home Service

Our service prides itself on its “Home First” and patient-centred approach and supports those over 50, who have suffered a period of illness that has affected their independence following a hospital admission or visit to A&E. We work closely with professionals from across the Health & Social Care sector and a range of other agencies to encourage clients to access services that will improve their health and wellbeing and retain their independence.

This may involve activities such as a Pre-Discharge Home Check to ensure that the patient’s home is secure, warm and ready for their arrival and/or identifying potential support needs based upon each individual’s needs, such as hand rails/trip risks etc.

About you

You must have good communication and organisational skills and the ability to assess and respond to the needs of older people. Problem solving and using your initiative, whether lone-working or as part of a team, to provide support, you will work from our base at St James’ University Hospital and out in the community.

This is a hugely rewarding role delivering many different aspects of emotional and practical support to a wide range of patients. If you are passionate about making a difference and have empathy towards others, then we would love to hear from you.

Full training will be provided.

PLEASE NOTE: A full driving license and access to a vehicle for “Business Use” is required.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Who to contact for an informal discussion – Victoria Pearson, Operations Manager, Hospital To Home Service, 07895 330371

How to Apply

To apply for this role please download the following documents which make up the application pack. Please note that all applicants must complete the application form as we do not accept CVs.

Application Pack Documents:

Application Form

Age UK Leeds Background

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy

Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form

Job Description

Person Specification

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy

Tell us what you think

Please submit your completed application and monitoring form to our HR Officer by email at humanresources@ageukleeds.org.uk or by post to Human Resources, Age UK Leeds, Bradbury Building, Mark Lane, Leeds, LS2 8JA.

Please note that postal applications must reach us the working day before the deadline in order to be considered for shortlisting.

For further information about applying for the role contact the HR Officer on 07395851568

Application packs may be available in other formats on request.

Healthcare Services Service Coordinator

Age UK Leeds is a leading local voluntary sector organisation providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of older people in Leeds.

Are you looking for a role that is varied and challenging, where you have the potential to make a real difference and improve the lives of older people in Leeds? If so, we at Age UK Leeds are recruiting for an Service Coordinator to work as part of our Healthcare Services Team.

Service: Healthcare Services

Salary: Scale 6 £28,813 pro rata

Hours: 37 hours per week - worked on a changeable 7-day rota basis (depending upon service needs) between the hours of 08:30 and 19:30 [Note: Service hours, within the contract, are between 08:30-19:30 - in time, these may alter based on service needs and/or funding

Closing Date: Monday 4^th May 2026

Interview Date: Week Ending 17^th May & Week Ending 24^th May

Location: Age UK Leeds, Leeds

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity, working within an established team?

About Healthcare Services

Healthcare Services is the culmination of our hugely successful and highly acclaimed Hospital To Home and Home Comfort Services, who have been working in partnership with healthcare providers in Leeds for over a decade.

The service prides itself on its patient-centred and strength-based approach and supports those over 50, who have suffered a period of illness that has affected their independence. In particular, it supports those who have recently experienced a period of hospital/acute care or who have been supported by the clinical teams in the community. Whilst not exclusively the case, the older people receiving support are predominantly those assessed as living with frailty in the community and for whom maintaining independence is an essential factor in reducing risk of further unplanned hospitalisation, addressing social isolation, anxiety and the potential of experiencing more complex health and social care needs.

About the role

Service Coordinators are responsible for coordinating a service that responds to changing demands and meets the needs of older people that are supported by the Age UK Leeds Healthcare Services team.

Working with a range of partners (statutory and third sector) the post holder will assist the Operations Manager with ensuring that designated service areas are integrated within the health and social care system and structure within Leeds, enabling safe and effective:

Referral and assessment processes that ensure services are accessible and meet the needs of the diverse communities in Leeds.
Person-centred/Strength-based interventions with older people assessed as living with frailty and emerging complex health and social needs.
Communication, engagement and joint working with partners (both the statutory and voluntary sector) and stakeholders.

The post-holder is also required to participate in activities that promote the interests of older people in Leeds.

About you

You must have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to assess and respond to the needs of older people. Problem solving and using your initiative to support others who are lone working in the community, you must also be able to work in partnership with other appropriate agencies/providers and health professionals.

This is a hugely rewarding role coordinating a team of staff who are involved in many different aspects of emotional and practical support delivered to a wide range of patients. If you are passionate about making a difference and have empathy towards others then we would love to hear from you.

We welcome applications from those who have appropriate and relevant transferrable skills but may not have worked in a healthcare setting.