Job summary
Band 7 - Care Coordinator - Basildon and Brentwood Integrated Community Team.
This is an expansion of a developed role to support increasingly complex patients in the community that are already on the Integrated Community Team caseload. These would be patients that may have non-healing wounds, are highly vulnerable to self-neglect, safeguarding or capacity issues , complex carer/family and social situations, high users of unplanned services. The role would primarily be a clinical role but not exclusive to a clinical post and we would welcome applications from any sector to apply. We will also require you to assist the Operational Lead and Team Lead in developing new ways of working, improved streamlined processes, improved documentation, risk assessment and care planning. You will also be carrying out an element of management for the team.
NELFT are committed to provide a working environment that promotes Staff Health and Wellbeing encouraging staff to engage in a wide range of different activities to support this. NELFT also supports further training as identified in your PDP and appraisal.
The post is fulltime 37.5 hours per week , part time would be considered but a minimum of 22.5 hours per week is essential.
Main duties of the job
We want someone who is able to see our patients as individuals, with multifaceted needs, who has the ability to carry out a high level holistic assessment of all areas of patients lives, including the opinions of their families and carers. You will be responsible for your own workload and allocated patients , working autonomously but with the support of a wider integrated team. Agile working is encouraged to support best practise and safe patient care. You must be able to get yourself and any equipment that you need around our communities , efficiently and independently.
We would need you to have had previous significant experience at Band 6 /7 in a community setting, leadership at team level, be able to work autonomously and proactively, be able to bring ideas to the table and constructively analyse the benefits and negatives of the role and have highly developed communication and negotiating skills.
You will be working with a diverse community enabling you to develop knowledge and skills around differing cultural perspectives. We work in patients own homes and residential homes. Our patients are over the age of 18 with a predominant physical nursing need.
Please note that this is not exclusively a phyical health position.
About us
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,192 and a maximum payment of £2,011 per annum pro rata).
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Relevant clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Comprehensive understanding of care of older people/palliative care/long term conditions with supporting course
Desirable
- Non medical prescribing
- Mentorship
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Highly-developed relevant specialist knowledge developed through training and/or experience
Experinence
Essential
- Previous work in community setting
- Knowledge of local health , social care and volutary services provison
- Managment of MDT
- Substantial experience in providing complex packages of care, and managing changing clinical conditions of patients
Desirable
- Sound understanding of NHS reforms and developments
- Experience and knowledge of primary care
- Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with external agencies, professional leads, staff and clinicians involved in secondary and specialist care
- An awareness of NHS Long Term Plan
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership qualities
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Practical knowledge of relevant clinical profession
Desirable
- Ability to compose own correspondence and communicate effectively to achieve set outcomes
- The ability to establish and manage administration processes
- The ability to demonstrate appraisal skills
- The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges it is likely to experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of current local and national guidance relevant to the role and service
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner being responsible and accountable for choices made.
- Ensure staff have clinical/professional supervision and mentorship
- Deal with customer complaints and undertake complex investigations and critical analysis. Report on findings and outcomes prepare action plans
Desirable
- Sufficient personal resilience to cope with challenging emotional situations
- Commitment towards own personal and professional development
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
- Ability to work under pressure
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Relevant clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Comprehensive understanding of care of older people/palliative care/long term conditions with supporting course
Desirable
- Non medical prescribing
- Mentorship
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Highly-developed relevant specialist knowledge developed through training and/or experience
Experinence
Essential
- Previous work in community setting
- Knowledge of local health , social care and volutary services provison
- Managment of MDT
- Substantial experience in providing complex packages of care, and managing changing clinical conditions of patients
Desirable
- Sound understanding of NHS reforms and developments
- Experience and knowledge of primary care
- Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with external agencies, professional leads, staff and clinicians involved in secondary and specialist care
- An awareness of NHS Long Term Plan
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership qualities
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Practical knowledge of relevant clinical profession
Desirable
- Ability to compose own correspondence and communicate effectively to achieve set outcomes
- The ability to establish and manage administration processes
- The ability to demonstrate appraisal skills
- The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges it is likely to experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of current local and national guidance relevant to the role and service
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner being responsible and accountable for choices made.
- Ensure staff have clinical/professional supervision and mentorship
- Deal with customer complaints and undertake complex investigations and critical analysis. Report on findings and outcomes prepare action plans
Desirable
- Sufficient personal resilience to cope with challenging emotional situations
- Commitment towards own personal and professional development
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
- Ability to work under pressure
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Various across Basildon, Billericay and Brentwood
Long Lane
Various across Basildon, Billericay and Brentwood
SS14 2RJ
Employer's website
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
