Senior Home First Coordinator – Flexible Working

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is recruiting a Senior Home First Coordinator to lead an integrated social care team within an acute hospital setting, ensuring safe, timely discharges and strong partnership with community services.

You will manage complex discharges, monitor performance, and drive service improvements while upholding safeguarding and governance standards, with a commitment to equalities and flexible work options.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational management of an integrated team of social care employees, supporting them to deliver high-quality, person-centred services.
• Oversee complex hospital discharges, including delayed discharges, coordinating with community support.
• Monitor and manage service performance including delayed discharge, patient flow, and demand.
• Allocate and prioritise workload across the team and respond to changes in service demands.
• Lead discharge planning processes in acute settings, identifying those needing support early.
• Support safe transitions of care by facilitating timely access to community services.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams across unscheduled care, promoting MDT working.
• Represent the service at MDTs, flow huddles and service forums.
• Support staff decision-making and risk assessment with safeguarding in place.
• Adopt a person-centred approach to discharge patients to appropriate environments.
• Encourage continuous learning and implementation of current knowledge within the team.

Job description

The City of Edinburgh Council is recruiting a Senior Home First Coordinator to lead an integrated social care team within an acute hospital setting, ensuring safe, timely discharges and strong partnership with community services.

You will manage complex discharges, monitor performance, and drive service improvements while upholding safeguarding and governance standards, with a commitment to equalities and flexible work options.