Employer: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Community Offices
Town: Barrow-in-Furness
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/04/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 5
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Integrated Care Communities are integrated teams of health and care workers, voluntary organisations and wider community assets who work together to practice population health with a mobilised population.
An opportunity has arisen for a Care Coordinator to join the team. We are looking for a friendly and proactive new team member to assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidenced-based patient care, liaising with the multidisciplinary team within a community setting, supporting our residents to live independently.
As a team, we develop and implement comprehensive packages of information, education and support for patients and their carers/relatives, which may include attendance at local public events/health festivals. The role offers opportunity to develop and maintain an area of clinical expertise.
Main duties of the job
1. Responsible for the management of a specified group of patients.
2. In conjunction with the lead clinician, community team and senior nurse specialists, develop and implement comprehensive packages of information, education and support for patients and their carers/relatives within the community setting.
3. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, carers/relatives and professionals across health and social services.
4. In conjunction with the lead clinician, develop knowledge, skills and experience of the specialty, including self-management treatment options and signposting patients to support that is available in the community.
5. Responsible for ensuring complete and effective documentation of all patient care acts and omissions in all relevant records including patient care records, in accordance with national record keeping; ensuring that patients are assessed on an individual basis, that care is carried out and that holistic care plans are reviewed, evaluated and updated in accordance with the patient’s clinical condition.
6. Accept patient’s referrals, refer on as appropriate and plan and instigate discharge from care, working collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
7. Ensure privacy, dignity and individual patient needs such as personal care and nutritional needs are met.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Integrated Care Communities are integrated teams of health and care workers, voluntary organisations and wider community assets who work together to practice population health with a mobilised population.
An opportunity has arisen for a Care Coordinator to join the team. We are looking for a friendly and proactive new team member to assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidenced-based patient care, liaising with the multidisciplinary team within a community setting, supporting our residents to live independently.
As a team, we develop and implement comprehensive packages of information, education and support for patients and their carers/relatives, which may include attendance at local public events/health festivals. The role offers opportunity to develop and maintain an area of clinical expertise.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities wherever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and an additional £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link Pre-Onboarding.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Maxine Baron
Job title: ICC Development Lead
Email address: maxine.baron@mbht.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01229 402578
Additional information: Jackie Davies Case Manager - 01229 402578
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