Assistant Care Co-ordinator for Cambridge

We are recruiting for a full time (37.5 hours per week) assistant care- co-ordinator to support care provision and patient flow in our Intermediate Care Service. You will work across the county wide Intermediate Care Service supporting colleagues based in our South teams primarily . You will be able to work flexible shifts patterns within our core service hours of 7am to 10pm, 7 days a week. Shifts in early and late patterns will be required to cover service 7am - 10pm, including weekends and bank holidays

The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital as part of the discharge to assess model.

The job role is to assist the Care Co-ordinator within the Intermediate Care Service who will supervise and support the post holder to ensure referrals are managed in a timely and safe manner

The job is focused on receiving new referrals into the relevant Intermediate Care Service, and assisting to co-ordinate and organise packages of care delivered by the local Immediate Care Service to support patients living in the community.

To work closely with the relevant Intermediate Care Service’s Team Lead and senior therapy staff to promote an multi-disciplinary approach to management of patient care

To work collaboratively with colleagues across the social care, health and the thirdsector to provide patient centred, integrated care

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To communicate with both external health care professional and referrers, private care agencies, local authority staff and services Senior Care Coordinator to seek clarification and communicate the requirements and arrangements for all patients referred to the local Intermediate Care Service.
• Identify the need for and ensure the timely onward transfer of information for referrals who require comprehensive needs assessments by other members of the Intermediate Care Service.
• Ensure that necessary patient information supporting the monitoring of all intermediate care referrals is recorded in an accurate, consistent, and timely manner.
• Maintain daily data bases of all new, current and patients waiting Intermediate Care Services including the current pathway the patient is on, date of entry to pathway, allocated intermediate care staff, date of review, date of discharge and services required on discharge.
• Assist with monitoring the progress of referrals and ensure any subsequent reviews are initiated and completed.
• Support the reporting requirements of the service as requested by the care co-ordinator and team leader.
• Ensure any data that is used and managed with line with Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
• Where required, to cover face to face care calls with patients.
• To attend patient’s homes to complete staff supervision.
• To provide cover across service operation hours from 7am-10pm including weekends and bank holidays.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines.

You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

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