Patient Transfer Facilitator

Job summary

The Somerset Hub For Coordinating Care are a friendly, hard working team and would like to welcome you to join them!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Administrators to work within the Somerset Hub for Coordinating Care team.

The hub consists of the Intermediate Care Bed Hub, Somerset Primary Link GP Referral Service, Hospital at Home Remote Monitoring Service and End of Life Care Coordination Centre.

This job role will predominantly be based within the Somerset Primary Link but successful applicants will have the opportunity to work across the teams.

You'll have strong attention to detail and will be comfortable working within a busy working environment.

Our service hours are 08:00-21:30 7 days a week 365 days a year and will be worked in shift patterns, this includes bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

You'll work closely with the Somerset Hub for Coordinating Care clinicians in facilitating a smooth referral process for service users and patients, providing a single point of contact for information on patients to be transferred / admitted to community hospital beds within the Primary Care Trust.

You'll also support the Somerset Hub for Coordinating Care clinicians in providing an efficient referral process - to include booking transport and liaising with patients.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!