Senior Care Coordinator (Intermediate Care Team)

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Care Coordinator to oversee care planning and staff management within its Intermediate Care Service. This role involves ensuring compliance with regulations, safeguarding vulnerable adults, and fostering a supportive environment for staff. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and communication skills, along with a relevant management qualification. Join a compassionate team committed to delivering high-quality care in the community, and make a meaningful impact on the lives of those you serve.

Qualifications

• Degree or NVQ IV/Diploma in Management with relevant experience.
• Evidence of postgraduate Continuing Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Manage care planning and allocation for service users.
• Line manage Assistant Care Co-ordinators and Integrated Care Workers.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to use patient electronic record systems

Problem solving skills

Good keyboard skills

Leadership skills

Education

Degree or NVQ IV/Diploma in Management

Postgraduate Continuing Professional Development

Tools

Cygnum

SystmOne

Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and personal specification attached for full details of main responsibilities.

To ensure care planning and allocation of intermediate care service for all services users within the intermediate care service comply with both the CGC regulations and clinical governance arrangements for the service.

To support ICWs to ensure that care plans are, maintained, updated and recorded in accordance with the service's standard operating procedures and policies.

To line manage Assistant Care Co-ordinators and Integrated Care Workers within the Intermediate Care Service.

To work in conjunction Team Lead to, ensure data collection supports management information.

To ensure that vulnerable adults are safeguarded and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

To ensure that sufficient staff are deployed with the required skills and experience to meet the service needs.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Degree or NVQ IV/Diploma in Management plus relevant experience working in an intermediate care setting
• Evidence of postgraduate Continuing Professional Development and its application

Desirable criteria

• CQC registered manager

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of recruiting, training, assessing and appraisal of staff
• Experience of working in Community Care services
• Experience of working with independent sector providers
• Considerable experience of working with adults/older people with disabilities

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of managing staff in a Care service

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential criteria

• Knowledge Safeguarding principles and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults.
• Knowledge/understanding of principles of good care practice

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Organisational skills and ability to plan and prioritise, while working under pressure
• Ability to use a variety of patient electronic record systems eg Cygnum, SystmOne
• Problem solving skills, ability to confront issues and seek solutions
• Good keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT systems and use Word, Outlook and Excel
• Ability to be proactive, provide strong leadership to staff and motive them in times of change

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JDPS B6 Care Coordinator (PDF, 187.5KB)
• CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
• CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
• CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)