Job summary
We are looking to recruit a new Band 5 Care Coordinator to work alongside our existing team of Care Coordinators.
The Care Co-ordinators have a management and clinical role within the Children's Complex Care Team.
Work across Gloucestershire in a countywide capacity to deliver care in children's home during both days and nights, as required. The shifts required will include some weekend working.
The Care Coordinator will undertake line management of the clinical support workers in the Children's Complex Care Team and also have a caseload of patients that they will be a professional lead for in the service.
The Care Coordinator will support the Team Leader for the Childrens Complex Care Team in undertaking audits, supporting the lone working systems at night and taking on a champion role in the team in a set area (Manual handling, safeguarding, care plans, staff rosters etc)
The Care Coordinator will be the named contact for general queries for a caseload of children.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Children's Complex Care Team is to support children with life limiting and life threatening conditions in their own home.
The Care Coordinator will work as an integrated member of the Children and Young People's community team in Gloucestershire; providing home-based support and respite care to children with life-limiting conditions. The Care Coordinator will also undertake a range of delegated patient duties in the community, but have the ability to act on their own initiative in delivering patient care.
Using a holistic approach the Care Coordinator provides care and support to parents and siblings to meet the individual needs of child/young person within a community setting.
The Care Coordinator will provide a safe, stimulating and inviting therapeutic environment, which fulfils the developmental and social needs of the child and family.
The Care Coordinator will undertake a leadership role in the team, acting as direct point of contact for support workers, raising issues as required to the Team Leader for Children's Complex Care Team.
The Care Coordinator will hold a caseload of children whom they will be the named lead professional in the team for.
About us
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. It is the Trusts view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need; therefore, we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. It is the Trusts view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need; therefore, we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of relevant knowledge or experience
- Apprenticeship in Leadership and Management or willingness to undertake in post.
- Care Certificate or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Managing staff issues and routine leadership tasks (1:1, Annual appraisals, Return to work interviews)
- Excellent standard of written communication and report writing
Experience
Essential
- Working with children in a community setting or within a healthcare environment
- Lone working in a community setting
- Clinical interventions including gastrostomy feeds, seizure management, tracheostomy and ventilator care
- Managing staff issues and routine leadership tasks (1:1, Annual appraisals, Return to work interviews)
- This is a community based post and therefore a valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential
Desirable
- Training of staff members
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of relevant knowledge or experience
- Apprenticeship in Leadership and Management or willingness to undertake in post.
- Care Certificate or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Managing staff issues and routine leadership tasks (1:1, Annual appraisals, Return to work interviews)
- Excellent standard of written communication and report writing
Experience
Essential
- Working with children in a community setting or within a healthcare environment
- Lone working in a community setting
- Clinical interventions including gastrostomy feeds, seizure management, tracheostomy and ventilator care
- Managing staff issues and routine leadership tasks (1:1, Annual appraisals, Return to work interviews)
- This is a community based post and therefore a valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential
Desirable
- Training of staff members
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
