Advocacy Care Coordinator | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Care Coordinator to join a nurse-led service at Bournemouth Hospital. This role focuses on coordinating care for patients with Liver Disease, including hepatitis and supporting those experiencing homelessness. The successful candidate will ensure a smooth care pathway and may deliver Fibroscanning Clinics. Experience with this patient group is desirable. The position is a secondment for 6 months, and applications close on 5 Dec 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience working with patient groups similar to those cared for by this service.
• Ability to coordinate care and engage patients effectively.
• Willingness to deliver Fibroscanning Clinics after training.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate test results and ensure linkage to care.
• Deliver Fibroscanning Clinics in clinic settings.
• Advocate for patients and engage those with complex needs.

Skills

Experience with patients experiencing homelessness

Understanding of Hepatitis B and C

Care coordination

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an existing nurse led service within a multidisciplinary team based at Bournemouth Hospital but covering UHD and Dorset that cares for patients with Liver Disease, including Hepatitis B and C and those experiencing Homelessness.

We require a Care Coordinator / Navigator to work within the project team to coordinate test results and ensuring linkage to care and a smooth care pathway to treatment for any patient diagnosed with Hepatitis B, C or HIV through the project. The role will also involves delivering Fibroscanning Clinics (with appropriate training) in clinic setting on the Bournemouth and Poole sites.

Ideally we would like to recruit a candidate with experience of working with the patient group this service cares for.

We wish to fill this position with a 6 months secondment. Please discuss with your current line manager whether you would be supported in taking up a secondment if successful before applying for this post.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: 16th December 2025

The post holder will work with the Liver Nursing and Homeless Care team of nurses to advocate for patients, coordinate care and effectively engage patients with complex needs and in particular treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B and C.

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

This advert closes on Friday 5 Dec 2025