Care Coordinator for the Enhanced Care Team

Hastings & Rother Healthcare; Hastings; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS pension

Five weeks annual leave plus bank holi

Hastings & St Leonards region coverage

Job summary

Hastings & Rother Healthcare is seeking a full-time Care Coordinator to join our growing team in Hastings. You will coordinate care for Learning Disabilities, frail and palliative patients, while supporting safeguarding and MDT activities.

The role requires experience in General Practice or community healthcare, with the ability to lead projects and work both in-person and virtually in ward rounds and home settings. HRH offers a supportive, expanding environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in General Practice or community healthcare settings.
• Ability to coordinate care for Learning Disabilities and frail/palliative patients.
• Experience with safeguarding coordination and statutory obligations.
• Proactive team player who can lead small projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for LD, frail and palliative patients.
• Support MDT collaboration and coordinate ward rounds (virtual or in-person).
• Document and prepare support for patients in care, nursing and LD homes.
• Maintain safeguarding registers and conduct safeguarding searches.
• Work within the PCN MDT to coordinate care as directed.

Skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Care coordination

MDT collaboration

Safeguarding

Job description

The Care Coordinator will play a crucial role in supporting vulnerable individuals by coordinating care for Learning Disabilities (LD), Frail and Palliative patients, managing safeguarding concerns, and facilitating multidisciplinary team (MDT) collaboration to improve outcomes for vulnerable families and adults. You will be a team player, as well as being self-motivated, enabling you to take on your own responsibilities. You will have the opportunity to take the lead on allocated projects/services and support the team to implement, monitor and review. The post holder will work alongside the team facilitating the coordination, preparation, and documentation of support for patients in Care, Nursing and LD homes, including both virtual and in-person ward rounds. You will work alongside the Safeguarding team maintaining the organisations safeguarding registers and searches, ensuring that the organisation is meeting its statutory obligations in terms of safeguarding to improve outcomes for vulnerable families and adults. This role combines responsibilities for Learning Disabilities, Frail and Palliative patients with safeguarding coordination, ensuring that care is compassionate, timely, and meets statutory obligations. As part of the role you will work as a key part of the Primary Care Network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team providing care coordination as directed by the PCN Clinical Director., HRH monitor the use of AI during the recruitment process. If it is apparent that you have used AI to complete the application, you may be asked about this prior to shortlisting in order to determine if your application should progress.

• Do you currently work in General Practice or Community Healthcare and want to develop your skills?
• Want to be part of a rapidly growing organisation?
• Thrive in a busy working environment?
• Enjoy working as part of team?

Hastings & Rother Healthcare are currently looking for a full-time Care Coordinator to join our dynamic and evolving organisation. Previous experience of General Practice or community healthcare settings is required. Hastings & Rother Healthcare (HRH) consists of three GP practices within Hastings and St Leonards. We are an organisation that is rapidly expanding and we currently cover the largest patient population in Hastings & St Leonards.

• Flexible working patterns
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to the NHS pension
• Five weeks annual leave plus bank holidays