Our Health and Wellbeing Team is seeking to appoint a Peripatetic Coordinator, working across the Coastal, Moor2Sea and Newton Abbot site localities, with the option of working remotely from home on occasion.
You will be a central co-ordination point for the local multi-disciplinary teams including both health and social care.
You will liaise with health and social care colleagues in the local and wider community, including voluntary sector representatives to try to aid the safe and independent living of complex clients in the community.
Please feel welcome to come and visit us at 1 or all 3 sites, which are Teignmouth Hospital, Totnes Hospital and Sherbourne House in Newton Abbot, to support your application and understanding of the job role.
- To be a central co-ordination point for the local multi-disciplinary teams including both health and social care. Facilitation and coordination of regular multi-disciplinary meetings and ensure follow through any actions relating to client discussion.
- Liaise with health and social care colleagues in the local community including voluntary sector representatives to try to aid the safe and independent living of complex clients in the community.
- To support health and social care team colleagues in the utilisation of a range of ‘case finding tools. These tools will help identify people at risk of loss of independence, potential risk of unnecessary admission to hospital or who have the need for longer-term care.
- To be responsible for a high-quality customer service function in recording contact information, supporting the initial prioritisation of contacts, subsequent feedback and on-going liaison with referrers and relevant others.
- To maintain IT based information systems and take a key responsibility for the production of key performance data.
This post is based across the South Devon localities.
You will be joining a truly multi-disciplinary team which aims to prevent hospital admissions, facilitate safe and effective discharges home and support patients to maintain independence in their own homes.
Our Health and Wellbeing Team is an integrated professional team which includes Co-ordinators, Social Care, Community Occupational Therapy, Community Physiotherapy, Intermediate Care, Community Nursing, Pharmacy, Dietetics, Support Workers and Volunteering in Health.
The team are proactive and have a forward-thinking core that promote a positive and a ‘can do’ attitude. The successful candidate will be dynamic and key in managing patients to remain in their own home.
Why work with us
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Liam Dawson Job title: Intermediate Care Operational Support manager Email address: ldawson2@nhs.net Telephone number: 01626 771 666