Caseload Coordinator - Urgent Community Response & Virtual WardNHS

Job summary

Caseload Coordinator - Urgent Community Response & Virtual Ward: Permanent (30 hours) This position is for 1 part time 30 hours per week post, some weekend working is required.

This is an exciting time to join our team, supporting us to care for patients safely in their own home avoiding unnecessary admissions and facilitating early discharges from hospital.

UCR/HaH is a multi-disciplinary team that provides a two-hour urgent response to patients in their own home that are experiencing a crisis. The service can clinically monitor patients remotely via Virtual Ward using enhanced technology.

This role requires a highly organised person, with ability to prioritise their workload and work in a calm and effective manner and communicate well at all levels.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker/Skilled visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

This role will involve managing the case load of clinical staff within the Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital at Home (HaH) Team. It will involve gathering, inputting and providing essential data for patients, helping to maintain accurate records and enhancing the team's ability to provide personal care.

The role is responsible for the administration support and caseload co-ordination within the team to support the delivery of care to patients. The post holder would also be required to answer the telephone, which may include calls from patients, and information then passed onto a clinician.

Job description

• Ensure that the team case load is kept up to date.
• To participate and co-operate with the Multi Disciplinary Team to contribute to the effectiveness of the service as a whole.
• To manage and maintain the teams clinical caseload, including all associated administration tasks.
• To use multiple patient information management systems (EMIS, Docobo, Patient Centre etc.) to enter such information as required on the computerised patient information system.
• To use discretion, sensitivity and deal with information in a confidential and professional manner at all times.
• Oversee and monitor the distribution/collection of equipment that is used to monitor patients in their own home (tech-enabled care).
• Maintain an accurate database of the home monitoring devices.
• To be responsible for data collection, based on the outcomes from the clinical caseload.
• To participate in and organise team audits when appropriate.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an standard DBS check at a cost of £26.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

o Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

o NHS pension scheme membership

o Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

o NHS Staff discounts

o Cycle to work scheme

o Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

o Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice