Job overview

The Complex Care Team proactively manage a caseload of identified patients, identifying what matters most to them and developing personalised care plans.

The team will consist of Advanced Care Practitioners from Sirona, GPs, social prescribers and voluntary sector representatives. They will make sure that appropriate support is made available to the patient and their carers. They will be the first point of call for this identified cohort, proactively managing their needs, and coordinating the Multidisciplinary Team to meet them by facilitating communication between the patient and other professionals across health and social care providers. They will provide holistic and person-centred care and support particularly focussing on the care of older people with long term conditions and those living with Frailty in their own homes.

This team will assist our advanced care practitioners and practice staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education to this cohort of patients co-ordinating the patients journey through the health and social care system.

Main duties of the job

· The Care-co-ordinator will function at a higher competency level than that of other health care support workers and work unsupervised, undertaking a range of activities and extended roles having received training and been assessed as competent.

· Undertake holistic assessments for service users as delegated by senior members of the team

· Promote optimum independence through linking the service user and carer to appropriate support

· To provide a safe, patient centred, effective and evidence-based care

· To deliver a full range of clinical, health and social care activities, supported by a robust competency framework to service users within their own home

· Be able to and willing to work flexibly and to travel throughout the service delivery geographical area from a base at Marina Healthcare Centre in Portishead next to our Advanced care practitioner

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.