ICC Care Coordinator

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Integrated Care Communities are integrated teams of health and care workers, voluntary organisations and wider community assets who work together to practice population health with a mobilised population.

An opportunity has arisen for a Care Coordinator to join the team. We are looking for a friendly and proactive new team member to assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidenced based patient care, liaising with the multidisciplinary team within a community setting, supporting our residents to live independently.

As a team we develop and implement comprehensive packages of information, education and support for patients and their carers/relatives, which may include attendance at local public events/health festivals. The role offers opportunity to develop and maintain an area of clinical expertise.

Main duties of the job

1. Responsible for the management of a specified group of patients.
2. In conjunction with the lead clinician, community team and senior nurse specialists develop and implement comprehensive packages of information, education and support for patients and their carers/relatives within the community setting.
3. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, carers/relatives and professionals across health and social services.
4. In conjunction with the lead clinician, develop knowledge, skills and experience of the specialty, including self management treatment options and signposting patients to support that is available in the community.
5. Responsible for ensuring complete and effective documentation of all patient care acts and omissions in all relevant records including patient care records, in accordance with national record keeping; ensuring that patients are assessed on an individual basis, that care is carried out and that holistic care plans are reviewed, evaluated and updated in accordance with the patient's clinical condition.
6. Accept patient's referrals, refer on as appropriate and plan and instigate discharge from care, working collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
7. Ensure privacy, dignity and individual patient needs such as personal care and nutritional needs are met.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Job responsibilities

Integrated Care Communities are integrated teams of health and care workers, voluntary organisations and wider community assets who work together to practice population health with a mobilised population.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Experience Community Working

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.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata.