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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and organised person to join our Health and Social Care Co-ordination Team within the cluster of East Dorset, based at St Leonards Hospital.  The role is paramount in bringing services together in order for them to provide seamless care and support for frail and vulnerable individuals living in our cluster. The role involves supporting patients in the community and those being discharged from hospital. It is an exciting role at the forefront of developments in Community Services and integrated working.

Experience in a health or social care environment would be beneficial. You must have excellent administration and communication skills; as part of you role will be minute taking and chairing meetings. You will be working in partnership with primary care, community services, local authority, acute trusts and voluntary services; supporting other professionals, by effectively providing accurate up to date relevant information by using a wide range of clinical systems.   

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.  Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

This role is predominantly office based.

Main duties of the job

This role is seen as a critical and evolving post to support the locality based Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) within East Dorset  to deliver effective, co-ordinated care for those individuals identified as have very high or high intensity and complex needs and who are at high risk of a hospital emergency admission, ED attendances or out of hours care. Facilitation and support with the MDT for hospital admissions and discharges to ensure appropriate community engagement to minimise risk of readmission.

To work closely with health and social care teams to:

• Identifying individuals who would benefit from care coordination and/or case-management
• Provide effective co-ordination of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings and follow through on agreed actions, engaging the relevant teams/individuals as necessary including the Over 75s and Frailty teams.
• To access and monitor Carer Registers and alert relevant professionals where safeguarding risks are identified.
• Provide a care-navigation function to enable individuals to access a range of third sector and support services.
• To have access to Primary, Community and Social Care systems to facilitate effective multi-agency communication.
• To be a congruent between community, social services and hospital colleagues

Working for our organisation

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.