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.
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.
HRH monitor the use of AI during the recruitment process. If it is apparent that you have used AI to complete the application, you may be asked about this prior to shortlisting in order to determine if your application should progress.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
*Please see attached for full job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
*Please see attached for full job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum GCSE (or equivalent), including Maths and English grade C
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent IT literacy (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, data entry).
- Good organisational skills
- The ability to be patient, caring, calm and empathetic and can adapt to meet the needs of the patient
- The ability to work as a member of a team and independently
Desirable
- Working knowledge of community services, including Palliative, Mental Health, Frailty, Learning Disabilities and EOLC
- Ability to act appropriately with abnormal physiological findings to have basic physical assessment skills
- Have working knowledge in child and adult safeguarding management, such as experience working with Adult Social Care and /or Childrens services.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in General Practice or community healthcare settings.
- Competence with clinical systems (EMIS) and administrative tasks, including record-keeping and minute-taking.
Desirable
- Experience of audits
- Community experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum GCSE (or equivalent), including Maths and English grade C
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent IT literacy (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, data entry).
- Good organisational skills
- The ability to be patient, caring, calm and empathetic and can adapt to meet the needs of the patient
- The ability to work as a member of a team and independently
Desirable
- Working knowledge of community services, including Palliative, Mental Health, Frailty, Learning Disabilities and EOLC
- Ability to act appropriately with abnormal physiological findings to have basic physical assessment skills
- Have working knowledge in child and adult safeguarding management, such as experience working with Adult Social Care and /or Childrens services.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in General Practice or community healthcare settings.
- Competence with clinical systems (EMIS) and administrative tasks, including record-keeping and minute-taking.
Desirable
- Experience of audits
- Community experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
