Care Planner

City & County Healthcare Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Homecare in Preston, part of City & County Healthcare Group, is seeking a Care Planner for our Short Term Care at Home service. You will create and review tailored care plans, assess risks, and work with care teams to uphold high standards while supporting transitions for service users.

Meticulous documentation and a compassionate, person-centred approach are essential to success. Join a people-first organisation committed to safe, high-quality care across 32 care companies.

Qualifications

• Experience in care planning and risk assessments preferred.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail required.
• Compassionate, person-centred approach to care.

Responsibilities

• Complete and review care plans tailored to individual needs.
• Carry out risk assessments to ensure safe delivery of care.
• Work closely with care teams to maintain high standards.
• Support service users transitioning through short-term care.
• Ensure all documentation is accurate and up to date.
• Contribute to delivering high-quality, outcome-focused care.

Skills

Care planning

Risk assessments

Organisation

Teamwork

Compassionate approach

Education

Health & social care qualification

Tools

Care planning software

Job description

As a Care Planner within our Short Term Care at Home Service, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our service users receive safe, effective, and person-centred care.

What you’ll do:

• Complete and review care plans tailored to individual needs


• Carry out risk assessments to ensure safe delivery of care


• Work closely with care teams to maintain high standards


• Support service users transitioning through short-term care


• Ensure all documentation is accurate and up to date


• Contribute to delivering high-quality, outcome-focused care

Every day is different, but your impact will always be meaningful.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Organised and detail-oriented


• Compassionate and person-centred in approach


• Confident working independently and as part of a team


• Experienced in care planning and risk assessments (preferred)


• Committed to delivering high-quality care

We are CCH. With 14,000 colleagues across 32 care companies, we have one purpose: to make sure no one in need of care is ever forgotten or left behind. We're not only changing lives, we're transforming the care sector. Our people-first approach puts care professionals at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is simple: to be the best place to work in care.

What makes CCH a great place to work? The results speak for themselves:

• 5,243 care professionals referred a friend to join our company in 2024.


• 135 internal promotions were earned in just 12 months


• Every Operational Director began their career as a care professional

At Guardian Homecare, part of CCH, we live by our values of Community, Courage, and Heart and we're looking for like-minded people to join our growing team in Preston.