Health and Social Care Co-ordinator

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and organised person to join our locality team as one of our Health and Social Care Co-ordinators. The role is pivotal to bring services together in order to provide seamless care for frail and vulnerable individuals living in Weymouth and Portland. It is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of developments in Community Services.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Employment in this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will need to have excellent organisation skills and be a tenacious and skilled communicator as the role is integral to the development of integrated and co-ordinated services.

You would need to have previous experience in a health or social care environment and have excellent administration skills to co-ordinate communications and meetings between primary care, community services and hospitals (physical and mental health), local authority, acute trusts, voluntary services and service users. You will work alongside clinicians, patients, carers, statutory and voluntary agencies connected to the care of the individual patient to proactively support an effective assessment and the development of an integrated personal plan of care, to assist in avoidance of unplanned admissions and facilitate timely hospital discharge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.