Specialist Weight Management Care Coordinator

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Care Coordinator is an essential member of the Nottinghamshire CYP Weight Management Service, contributing to the effective coordination and improvement of care for children and young people (CYP) within the weight management programme. Working within a specialised team, the Care Coordinator ensures seamless communication, collaboration, and support across various healthcare professionals and stakeholders.

You will provide the lead role on administration and engagement co-ordination for all referrals into the Single Point of Access service. You will actively develop engagement activities and ensure the smooth running of the administration of the referrals and MDT meeting to meet the targets and deadlines.

The Care Coordinator will be required to review data and offer valuable insights to drive project success. Your analytical skills will be crucial as you assess data, extract meaningful insights, and present findings to the leadership team, aiding informed decision-making processes. Additionally, you will play a role in representing the service at PRB (Project Review Board) meetings.

An essential part of role is to manage the weekly MDT, coordinate the weekly, send invites to attendees, gather assessments and as much other information as possible from professionals involved in the individuals care during the meeting. The Care Co-Ordinator will monitor, report and analyse attendance, and completion of actions assigned to the attendees.

You will join a large team of behaviour change specialists in ABL Health including specialist lifestyle coaches, nutritionists, dietitians, GPs, psychotherapists and exercise specialists to deliver evidence-based, holistic and realistic weight management to people in the community.

At ABL Health we dont believe in diets but promote long-term sustainable change which focuses on evidence based principles of healthy living.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant healthcare or social sciences field
• Administration based qualifications
• Proven experience working in a healthcare or social services environment, preferably with children and young people
• Previous involvement in leading care coordination, case management, or similar roles is advantageous.
• Familiarity with multidisciplinary team collaboration and patient-centred care models.

Desirable

• Additional certifications or training in childhood obesity management, care coordination, or related areas are desirable

Experience

Essential

• Be an experienced administrator used to working in a health and/or community setting
• Experienced working with Microsoft Office and health-related database systems
• Positive and proactive, working at pace with multiple tasks
• Adept in communication positive and welcoming communication style with all patients, health professionals and colleagues
• Build strong relationships, good team player happy to work as part of a team and work independently on own tasks
• Quality is driven, you naturally seek high standards and actively seek to improve them.
• Value and remain open to new ideas and perspective

Desirable

• Ability to develop and implement project plans
• Experience with risk assessments
• Undertaking audits
• Knowledge of weight management evidence-based practice and treatment interventions

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Strong organizational skills to manage appointments, care plans, and coordination tasks effectively.
• Problem-solving ability to address challenges that may arise in care coordination
• Empathy and patience when working with children, young people, and families dealing with weight management challenges.
• Understanding nature of company KPIs / deliverables
• Collaborative mindset, with the ability to contribute effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Adaptability and willingness to embrace change and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring accurate documentation and care planning.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities while maintaining a high level of organization
• Understanding concepts of behaviour change and how to implement these
• Understanding and evidence of adhering to information governance policies

Desirable

• Have meticulous record keeping and a sound knowledge of using a database
• Understanding and evidence of been able to plan, delivery and evaluate stakeholder and service engagement in the community and with health professionals

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.

Employer details

Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

Suite 1 The Willows Ransom Wood Business Park

Mansfield

Nottinghamshire

NG21 0HJ

Employer's website

https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)