Care Coordinator

**Main area**
- Care Coordinator

**Grade**

Band 4

**Contract**

Permanent

**Hours**

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

**Job ref**

373-SMH2272-A RR

**Site**
- Clatterbridge Health Park

**Town**

Bebington

**Salary**

£26,530 - £29,114 Per annum

**Salary period**

Yearly

**Closing**

15/01/2025 23:59

**Job overview**:
We are seeking motivated people to join our ward teams in this exciting role as Care Coordinator, crucial to supporting the processes we have in place to deliver efficient and timely care.

You will be contributing to our commitment to providing the best possible patient experience to ensure good patient outcomes.

Good Luck

**Main duties of the job**:
The Care Coordinator within an acute care ward will be responsible for coordinating aspects of patient care including liaison with other agencies both internal and external to CWP.

The post holder will be the central coordination point forward based multi-disciplinary activity, organising and supporting with ongoing regular meetings to facilitate progress to recovery and discharge with relevant CWP team members, relatives and carers and other external agencies.

**Working for our organisation**:
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
- Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
- CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a **_Values Based Interview/Assessment_**,** which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Good general education
- Able to demonstrate a good command of English language, verbal and written.
- Knowledge of Office Administration/Custo mer service acquired through training or experience to NVQ level 3 or equivalent

**Knowledge and Expertise**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Knowledge of Health and Social Care administration and processes.

**Desirable criteria**:

- Knowledge/familiarity with medical terminology

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Able to work well in a team.
- Experience of working in an Office Environment.
- Experience/knowledge of issues of working with confidential information
- Experience of working with healthcare professionals/previous experience in the NHS.

**Desirable criteria**:

- Working in a busy and demanding environment.

Applicant requirements

Further details / informal visits contact

**Name**
- Jane Tyrer

**Job title**

Head of Clinical Services

**Additional information**or telephone 01244 393100