Health and Social Care Co-ordinator

Job summary

The Poole Hub based at Alderney Hospital in Poole is looking for Health and Social Care Co-ordinators to join our developing team.

This is an exciting and developing role. It is pivotal to bring services together in order to provide seamless care for frail and vulnerable individuals in our locality and it is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of developments in community services

Working closely with our on site multi disciplinary team, social colleagues and acute hospital partners you will work to help to reduce the occurrence of ill health, hospital admissions and ensure timely and safe discharge of patients into community services.

You will need to have excellent organisation skills and be a skilled administrator as the role is integral to the development of integrated and coordinated services. A good level of IT experience/computer skills is required as you will be managing data on a daily basis. You would need to have previous experience in a health or social care environment and have excellent communication skills to facilitate integration between primary care, community services, local authority, acute trusts and voluntary services.

We have a range of hours available, which will include weekends and bank holidays.

Full driving licence and access to a car for work is essential.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Main duties of the job

This role is seen as a critical and evolving post to support the locality based Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) within Poole to deliver effective, co-ordinated care for those individuals identified as have very high or high intensity and complex needs and who are at high risk of a hospital emergency admission, ED attendances or out of hours care. Facilitationand support with the MDT for hospital admissions and discharges to ensure appropriate community engagement to minimise risk of readmission.

To work closely with health and social care teams to:

• Identifying individuals who would benefit from care coordination and/or case-management
• Provide effective co-ordination of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings and follow through on agreed actions, engaging the relevant teams/individuals as necessary including the Over 75s and Frailty teams.
• To access and monitor Carer Registers and alert relevant professionals where safeguarding risks are identified.
• Provide a care-navigation function to enable individuals to access a range of third sector and support services.
• To have access to Primary, Community and Social Care systems to facilitate effective multi-agency communication.
• To be a congruent between community, social services and hospital colleagues

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.