Clinical Care Coordinator

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust; Leyland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Leyland is seeking a Triage Clinical Care Co-ordinator to support health and social care responses. The ideal candidate will have relevant nursing qualifications, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team. This full-time role offers flexible working hours and the chance to make a significant impact in community health services.

Qualifications

• Appropriate professional registration needed.
• Specialised knowledge for effective triage and assessment.
• Significant MDT experience required.
• Experience of community working and team collaboration essential.

Responsibilities

• Support triage processes and coordinate clinical responses.
• Provide oversight to ensure triage accuracy and safety.
• Facilitate access to hospital avoidance services.
• Work across Health and Social Care settings.

Skills

Clinical oversight

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Diploma or Degree in Nursing or Health-related subject

Job description

Overview

Job title: Triage Clinical Care Co-ordinator, within Care Connexions. Provide timely support to people experiencing health or social care crises in their own homes. Help triage processes and co-ordinate the clinical response to ensure seamless service delivery and timely access to hospital avoidance services.

Working Hours: 37.5 hours over a 7-day week, covering 8am–8pm.

Responsibilities

• Support the triage processes and allocation and co-ordination of the clinical response for Care Connexions.
• Provide clinical oversight and support to triage practitioners, ensuring triage is accurate, safe, and well-coordinated.
• Support timely access to hospital avoidance services including 2-hour Urgent Community Response, Virtual Wards, Home First Service and third-sector services.
• Work across Health and Social Care settings with understanding of hospital avoidance services to deploy the right services to meet patient needs.

About Us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care. Specialist provision includes inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides physical health and well-being services in the community with partners across Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton. Flexible working patterns are encouraged to support work/life balance.

Details

Band 6 • Fixed term (12 months) • 37.5 hours per week • Full-time

Location: Urgent Community Response Team, Leyland House, Leyland, PR26 6TY

Date posted: 17 September 2025

Job Description & Qualifications

• Essential: Appropriate professional registration (nursing or health-related subject). Diploma or Degree in Nursing or Health-related subject. Evidence of continuing professional education or development.
• Essential: Specialised knowledge for effective triage and assessment; significant MDT experience; post-degree learning and leadership experience; awareness of NHS advances.
• Essential: Experience of community working and working in a team.
• Essential: Flexibility to meet service needs; excellent communication skills; ability to work non-judgementally; conscientious, self-motivated; initiative with the ability to seek support when needed.

Other

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order) 1975; a DBS check will be required.
• UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust • Urgent Community Response Team • Leyland House, Leyland, PR26 6TY • https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/