Care Coordinator for the Enhanced Care TeamNHS

Job summary

Do you:

• Do you currently work in General Practice or Community Healthcare and want to develop your skills?
• Want to be part of a rapidly growing organisation?
• Thrive in a busy working environment?
• Enjoy working as part of team?

Hastings & Rother Healthcare are currently looking for a full-time Care Coordinator to join our dynamic and evolving organisation. Previous experience of General Practice or community healthcare settings is required

Benefits:

• Flexible working patterns
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to the NHS pension
• Five weeks annual leave plus bank holidays

Main duties of the job

The Care Coordinator will play a crucial role in supporting vulnerable individuals by coordinating care for Learning Disabilities (LD), Frail and Palliative patients, managing safeguarding concerns, and facilitating multidisciplinary team (MDT) collaboration to improve outcomes for vulnerable families and adults.

You will be a team player, as well as being self-motivated, enabling you to take on your own responsibilities. You will have the opportunity to take the lead on allocated projects/services and support the team to implement, monitor and review.

The post holder will work alongside the team facilitating the coordination, preparation, and documentation of support for patients in Care, Nursing and LD homes, including both virtual and in-person ward rounds. You will work alongside the Safeguarding team maintaining the organisations safeguarding registers and searches, ensuring that the organisation is meeting its statutory obligations in terms of safeguarding to improve outcomes for vulnerable families and adults.

This role combines responsibilities for Learning Disabilities, Frail and Palliative patients with safeguarding coordination, ensuring that care is compassionate, timely, and meets statutory obligations.

As part of the role you will work as a key part of the Primary Care Network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team providing care coordination as directed by the PCN Clinical Director.

Job description

The Care Coordinator will play a crucial role in supporting vulnerable individuals by coordinating care for Learning Disabilities (LD), Frail and Palliative patients, managing safeguarding concerns, and facilitating multidisciplinary team (MDT) collaboration to improve outcomes for vulnerable families and adults.

You will be a team player, as well as being self-motivated, enabling you to take on your own responsibilities. You will have the opportunity to take the lead on allocated projects/services and support the team to implement, monitor and review.

The post holder will work alongside the team facilitating the coordination, preparation, and documentation of support for patients in Care, Nursing and LD homes, including both virtual and in-person ward rounds. You will work alongside the Safeguarding team maintaining the organisations safeguarding registers and searches, ensuring that the organisation is meeting its statutory obligations in terms of safeguarding to improve outcomes for vulnerable families and adults.

This role combines responsibilities for Learning Disabilities, Frail and Palliative patients with safeguarding coordination, ensuring that care is compassionate, timely, and meets statutory obligations.

As part of the role you will work as a key part of the Primary Care Network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team providing care coordination as directed by the PCN Clinical Director.

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About us

Hastings & Rother Healthcare (HRH) consists of three GP practices within Hastings and St Leonards. We are an organisation that is rapidly expanding and we currently cover the largest patient population in Hastings & St Leonards.

Hastings & Rother Healthcare is an innovative organisation, which continues to expand. We have an exciting opportunity for candidates to showcase their skill set as a Care Coordinator in General Practice.

We are able to offer an enjoyable working environment, as well as offering opportunities for staff to develop and an opportunity to join the NHS Pension scheme.

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