Complex Care Coordinator
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Job summary
An opportunity has arisen in the Review and Resettlement Team based at Heathside Maidstone, for an experienced practitioner with a passion for supporting individuals with complex mental health needs, including autistic people. This role involves working closely with individuals accessing treatment in specialist hospitals outside the area and collaborating with a wide range of professionals to ensure high-quality care, effective resettlement, and seamless transitions.
You will gain experience working with patients with complex needs, the CTR process, and working closely with external providers such as the Integrated Care Board (ICB), Social Services Kent, and Forensic to facilitate timely discharges from the hospital.
This role allows you the flexibility of maintaining a good work-life balance with the option of working remotely.
Main duties of the job
To coordinate National Health Service (NHS) professionals for all health agencies involved.
To be the main NHS point of contact for patients and their families who are admitted to an out-of-area hospital and receiving specialist treatment.
To be the main NHS point of contact for the inpatient team and Community mental health teams
To be the main NHS point of contact for the local authority.
To liaise with and support other health professionals to ensure discharge actions are completed within the expected timeframes.
To take responsibility, along with the Social Worker, for continuing progress toward achieving Resettlement Milestones.
To report progress on the discharge actions to the OATS panel and KMPT forums that require updates.
To work closely with the Social Worker to achieve timely discharges, identify potential barriers to discharge and identify solutions or escalate as appropriate.
To consult the Chair of each patient's CTR regarding any issues the CTR Panel wish to highlight to the Discharge Planning Group.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Here are some clips of our KMPT staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us.
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Details
Date posted
03 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-WK0239
Job locations
The Heathside Centre, Avolon House
Heath rd
Coxheath , Maidstone
ME17 4TX
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
The Heathside Centre, Avolon House
Heath rd
Coxheath , Maidstone
ME17 4TX
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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