Our Enablement and Urgent Care services are responsive and flexible with the aim of supporting people to develop and maintain their independence within their home environment. Our aim is to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early discharge from the acute hospitals.
The Home First Team provides short-term support and a period of assessment to enable people to be as independent as possible in their home environment so they can return home following a hospital admission. The service is a KCHFT and KCC Adult Social Care Partnership.
Our Administrators provide support 7 days a week to assist in the smooth running of the service.
Supporting managers and senior clinical staff by overseeing, inputting and processing data using various computer systems for example Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Mosaic, RIO
• Liaising with the Hospital Discharge Teams to co-ordinate discharges to the Home First Service and allocating the visits generated to the team.
• Monitor and control confidential storage.
• Provide administrative support to the team, including uniform, stationery, IT equipment and personal protection equipment ordering, dealing with incoming and outgoing mail, photocopying/printing necessary documents, maintaining stock of equipment and supplies and completion of standard forms, surveys and audits.
• Assist with booking rooms/parking spaces for meetings and appointments on behalf of the line manager and other staff within the Unit, sending the relevant documents to staff as required.
• Input information on spreadsheets, highlighting possible errors, so that accurate figures are available for the manager to use.
• Collating agenda’s for team meetings and minuting as required.
• Support and encourage the team in environmental-friendly working as part of the Green Agenda, e.g. double-sided photocopying, switching off consoles and lights etc.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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This advert closes on Sunday 2 Mar 2025