Health Connector

Wight Healthcare; Lee-on-the-Solent; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

HIOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an enthusiastic role within the Extended Primary Care Team. The position covers Fareham, Gosport, Portsmouth and surrounding areas, with commitment to preventing hospital admissions and enabling safe discharges.

You will work closely with the MDT in community and adult services to deliver holistic care. The role emphasises coordination across primary, secondary and community care, ensuring patients remain in their homes and receive

Responsibilities

• coordinating care or support across organisations rather than referring on
• following up with patients to see how they are getting on
• bringing medical and non-medical professions together under one banner to provide proactive holistic care
• driving: a proportionate amount of time driving; access to a car for work

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to boost our existing Extended Primary Care Team. Our services cover a wide geographical area including Fareham & Gosport, Portsmouth, Havant, Waterlooville and Petersfield and Bordon.

You will be joining a leading organisation that is both forward thinking and innovative. HIOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the quality of community health services across Hampshire and takes pride in rewarding the success of its staff. The applicant is afforded structured professional supervision and an annual appraisal.

This position is designed to contribute to avoiding hospital admission, facilitating early discharge from hospital and maintaining patients in their own homes. This post offers the opportunity to work closely with all members of the MDT both in primary, secondary care, Adult Services, as well as the community and voluntary sector.

The role is about coordinating care or support across organisations rather than referring on, following up with patients to see how they are getting on and lastly, it's about bringing medical and non-medical professions together under one banner to provide proactive holistic care.

This job involves a proportionate amount of time driving; you will need to be a car driver and have access to a car for work.