Care Home Coordinator - Walsall Division

Integrated Care System; Walsall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Walsall is looking for a Care Home Coordinator to provide evidence-based patient care and improve healthcare services. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 2 years' experience in a healthcare setting and be enthusiastic about making a real difference in patient care. This full-time role offers various employee benefits including NHS pension and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual leave minimum 27 days

Employee discounts and benefits scheme

Wellbeing support and initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in healthcare or relevant field.
• Experience in coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based practice for patients with chronic conditions.
• Work closely with stakeholders to improve patient care.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Level 2 qualification in Maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Care Home Coordinator - Walsall Division

ModalityPartnership Walsall Division has a full-time vacancy for a Care Home Coordinator.The postholder will be a high performing employee who will work as part of amulti-disciplinary team across Walsall Division. We are seeking dedicatedpostholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment,Accountability, Respect and Excellence.

This job is suitable for individuals whohave a passion for working in health care, making a real difference providingseamless patient care, and who are committed to make real changes to the healthcare services provided within Primary Care to improve patient care.

As an employee with us you can benefit from:

Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme

Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8days bank holiday pro rata

Employee discounts and benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Education and career pathways

Enhanced Family friendly policies

Wellbeing support and initiative

If you are interested in learning more, please read on.

Main duties of the job

The role is boththe delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with a chroniccondition, and the provision of preventative health care to the practicepopulation. for the care delivered to their patients, demonstrating criticalthinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.

The role is nota regular 9am-5pm job; the job requires innovation, flexibility and commitmentand the postholder will be required to work resourcefully as part of the teamto ensure tasks are completed.

About us

We are one ofthe largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients andwith a workforce of 1500+. We are unique,we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through theimplementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across theorganisation. Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us toharmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient andstaff satisfaction. Most management roles focus on personnel management /project management. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of nursingin primary care with career advancing opportunities.

All employeesare welcomed to take enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pensionscheme. We are committed to developing our people through education and careerpathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE.

ModalityPartnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuringequal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line withthe Equality Act, 2010.

Job responsibilities

Please refer tothe supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the coreresponsibilities of this role.

Your job is towork directly with key stakeholders to help us to harmonise ways of working andimprove working practices to improve patient and staff satisfaction. Mostmanagement roles focus on personnel management / project management. This is arole that will equip you with a portfolio of skills to make sustainable changeswithin Primary Care. All employees are welcomed to enrol in our employeebenefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We are committed to developing ourpeople through education and career pathways and who align to ourorganisational values of CARE.

You will lovethis job if you are able to work sensitively with patients their families andcarers, are able to work as part of a healthcare team to seek feedback,continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.

If you feelthis is the ideal opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge ofthis opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team oflikeminded people.

Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close thisvacancy at any time during the advertising period.

Pre-employment

As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we willbe checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manageindividual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may beundecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles aremandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is amandatory requirement.

Right to work checks

All applicants invited for interview will need to prove theirright to work in the UK at the interview stage

References

References must be secured prior to beginning employment, onemust be your current or most recent employer.

Employment history

You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years experience of working with healthcare professionals and or previous experience in the NHS or social care or relevant field
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting where influence and negotiation is required.
• Experience of coordinating and liaising with multiple stakeholders or individuals to meet specified outcomes.
• Experience providing advice/signposting to users.
• Experience of undertaking quality improvement activity
• Experience of using technology and digital tools to support health and wellbeing.
• Experience of coproduction with patients or service-users

Personal Qualities

• Professional approach to work
• Good telephone manner
• Strong team player
• Smart appearance
• Exercises tact and discretion at all times
• Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift
• Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours

Knowledge

• Level 2 qualification in Maths and English
• Understanding of health and social care processes
• Knowledge and familiarity with medical terminology
• Understanding of social determinants of health and how these can be addressed with patients.
• High levels of health literacy
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Educated to level 3 in a relevant topic, or working towards
• Knowledge of a range of technology and digital tools that can be used support health and wellbeing.
• Understanding of current issues facing the NHS
• Sound understanding of disease prevention primary, secondary and tertiary and how patients can build prevention into their lifestyle.
• Awareness of local services and resources for individuals, carers and families

Skills

• Skilled in use of person-centred measurement & outcomes delivery
• Able to collate and disseminate voluminous and sometimes complex information.
• Able to assess and work within an individuals level of health literacy and support them to increase their understanding.
• Proven record of excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent motivational and influencing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to deal with service users sensitively.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Able to prioritise and manage own workload.
• Strong analytical and judgement skills
• Ability to analyse and interpret information and present results in a clear and concise manner Excellent organisational and administration skills.
• Able to use asset-based approaches when working with individuals and families.
• Able to use patient activation tools to measure knowledge, skills, and confidence in managing their own health and wellbeing.
• Able to use NHS Choices website effectively.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.