Placement Administrator / Coordinator- TOCH

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to offer a fixed term / secondment one full time and one part time role as Placement Coordinator to support the Transfer of Care Hub based at St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

This post is to work with a team of staff covering 7 day shift pattern with hours of work 08:00am-18:00pm. This is funded until 31 March 2026.

You will bepart of a multidisciplinary teamworking to deliverthevision of theOne Health and Care Partnership improvingpeople's outcomes and experience by navigating to services at the right time, in the right place.

Working collaborativelywith Essex County Council Service Placement Team in sourcing placements or provision of careandwith Clinical staff, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists to deliver bespoke intervention work including assessment of risk through direct work, within a quality assurance process.

Main duties of the job

To receive referrals by telephone or electronically which are recorded onto CCC digital patient tracker and EPR.

To perform the initial checks of the electronic referral for comprehensiveness and accuracy.

To gather a current holistic overview of the adults' health and care journey. This will inform the decision making around the complexity and priority level of the referral.

Following an appraisal of the adult's needs the referral will be directly referred to a service, or where there is any doubt surrounding next steps, you will escalate to the CCC Professional Lead to step in to make the decision.

To escalate issues related to actions which remain unresolved or complex to the Professional Lead in a timely manner.

Following each referral received, to update the EPR and patient tracker with all appropriate data relating to the adult to maintain a live overview of system capacity and adult transfers of care.

To provide up-to-date information to the triage team, professional lead and MDT team for any system escalation calls and provide updates to system partners when requested.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.