Senior Case Manager - Home First | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Buckinghamshire is seeking registered health and social care professionals to join the Home First Team. You will provide case management for patients recently discharged from hospital, ensuring their recovery and independence at home. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills and knowledge of discharge processes, with opportunities for professional development and benefits through the NHS.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

NHS pension scheme

Access to NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Registered health and social care professional.
• Ability to accurately interpret patient needs in a multidisciplinary approach.
• Experience with rehabilitation and reablement practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive case management for discharged patients.
• Coordinate safe, effective discharges to support ongoing health needs.
• Work with patients to identify and review recovery goals.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of discharge processes

Experience in acute and community settings

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Home First Team in Buckinghamshire. The team is in the early stages of becoming a substantive service, providing team members with the opportunity to influence and shape the service. We are looking for skilled and motivated, registered health and social care professionals (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses & Social Workers) to join the service, which supports patients recently discharged from hospital to regain independence and remain in their own homes.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to accurately interpret and relay information relating to a patient’s health and social care needs as part of a multidisciplinary approach. Knowledge and experience of discharge processes and pathways are important. Experience of working in both an acute and community setting would be an advantage. The successful candidate will work remotely, on site and visit patients at home as required.

Responsibilities

1. To provide a proactive, personalised and multidisciplinary case management approach to people who are being discharged from hospital.
2. To co-ordinate a timely, safe and effective discharge home for people which supports their ongoing care and health needs being assessed at home.
3. To work with patients and therapy staff to identify appropriate goals and ensure these are reviewed, revised and updated to best support a person’s recovery using a strength-based approach.
4. To pro-actively draw on personal expertise and the skills and knowledge of all team members to improve outcomes for people and their carers.
5. To work in partnership with Home Care agencies to facilitate and support a reablement approach to care provision, ensuring proactive right sizing of packages.
6. To proactively facilitate the person through their pathway in a way that supports timely discharge whilst ensuring the appropriate intervention reablement/rehabilitation takes place to minimise the need for long-term care.
7. To address gaps in the provision of care and changing needs through flexible and adaptable care planning, signposting, onward referral and supported interventions.
8. To document the required information to support information sharing and monitoring of service key performance indicators.
9. To follow the agreed case management pathway to ensure consistency of process.

What we offer

As part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT), you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. In addition to NHS benefits such as generous annual leave entitlement and a pension scheme, you’ll have access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Our commitments

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. We are committed to increasing diversity at all levels within the trust, and we welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates. We are proud to hold the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. For guidance or assistance with your application, please contact [e-mail] (Armed Forces Covenant Lead).

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

How to apply and important notes

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us at [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025