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Job profile The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included. Job details Job details Job reference 000009451 Date posted 21/08/2023 Application closing date 31/08/2023 Working Pattern Blank Salary Grade F £25,878 - £28,371 for full time 37 hours, pro rata for 25 hours. (Hourly rate starting at £13.41) Contractual hours Blank Basis Blank Job category/type Social Care - Adults Attachments Blank Admission and Discharge Co-ordinator Job description Directorate: People Services Hours: 25 & 37 hour post,  Contract Type: Permanent Location: Home First  We are proud of our award- winning Home First team whose short-term support enables customers to maintain or regain their independence to live in their own homes, or whilst having assessment in our integrated Assessment Hub at Perth House, Derby. We now have opportunities for a full-time 37 hour or 25 hour part time position of Admission and Discharge Customer Coordinator to work within our dedicated team.  Working collaboratively and closely with our NHS colleagues and multi- disciplinary partners, we are responsive to the needs of our customers by supporting the prevention of hospital admission and facilitating hospital discharge. The Admission and Discharge coordinators are responsible for the safe, effective, timely customer admissions and discharges to and from all our Pathway 1 Community and Pathway 2 Assessment Bed Hub services, ensuring all correct documentation is in place.   Based at our Assessment Hub Perth House, Derby you will be responsible for the capacity and bed allocation checking within our services, liaising with our Hospital to Home and Programming team colleagues, ensuring the accurate recording of information on relevant systems.  Central to this role you will coordinate and convey the appropriate responses and actions to queries in the day-to-day communications with our customers, families, staff teams and our partners. You will support the Registered Managers to ensure the safety of the Assessment centre building, hygiene and infection control practices are carried out, including the checking of risk assessments completed by Senior Care Leaders. Candidates must be flexible, able to work in a fast-paced environment and willing to work the following shift times on a ‘weekly’ 4 days on/4 days off rolling rota basis: 25 hour position: 7.15am to 2.45pm (with a 30-minute unpaid break)  2.30pm to 10.15pm (with a 30-minute unpaid break) 37 hour position: 7.15am to 6.15pm (with 30-minute unpaid break) 11.15am to 10.15pm (with 30 minute unpaid break) You must be able to demonstrate a calm, positive approach with a keen willingness to learn, be self-motivated and enjoy working in a rapid response setting.  Ideally you will have experience in the care field or transferrable skills and looking for that supervisory role. Please see our job description and job specification, if you meet the essential requirements and share our passion to make a difference – we want to hear from you. In return you will receive: • Free Initial and ongoing training which will support you to further develop your skills • Free Enhanced Adults DBS check. • Free Uniform • Free Personal Protective Wear • Career development pathway. • Support from our Management team. • Bank holiday enhanced pay. • Generous holiday pay. • Local government pension scheme. • A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme • Employee Discount Scheme • Able to apply for a Blue Light Discount Card • Enjoy the many benefits of working for Derby City Council. Here are some comments from our staff team: ‘We always have our customers at the heart of everything we do' 'We all work really well together as a team; everyone is friendly and helpful to each other'  ‘I find my job very rewarding that I have had a hand in helping customers with their recovery.’ ‘We get lots of thank you cards which shows that customers really do appreciate the work we do.’ ‘I have the right training to enable me to fulfil my role.’ Apply:  Please complete the application in full, telling us about how you meet the job specification essential criteria detail.  If you would like an informal chat about the job role, please contact Cathy Keenan on 01332 717550.  As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. For reasons connected with a particular need of the Council it may be appropriate, subject to approval, to appoint to a higher point in the pay grade.   Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority. Quick Tip! Remember to align your personal statement to the Essential Criteria in the Person Specification The closing date for this vacancy is 31 August 2023 at midnight.  Any application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted. Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form. Please see Job Description here Please see Person Specification here Please see DBS Code of Practice here Job title Admission and Discharge Co-ordinator Job reference 000009451 Date posted 21/08/2023 Application closing date 31/08/2023 Working Pattern Blank Salary Grade F £25,878 - £28,371 for full time 37 hours, pro rata for 25 hours. (Hourly rate starting at £13.41) Contractual hours Blank Basis Blank Job category/type Social Care - Adults Attachments Blank Job description Directorate: People Services Hours: 25 & 37 hour post,  Contract Type: Permanent Location: Home First  We are proud of our award- winning Home First team whose short-term support enables customers to maintain or regain their independence to live in their own homes, or whilst having assessment in our integrated Assessment Hub at Perth House, Derby. We now have opportunities for a full-time 37 hour or 25 hour part time position of Admission and Discharge Customer Coordinator to work within our dedicated team.  Working collaboratively and closely with our NHS colleagues and multi- disciplinary partners, we are responsive to the needs of our customers by supporting the prevention of hospital admission and facilitating hospital discharge. The Admission and Discharge coordinators are responsible for the safe, effective, timely customer admissions and discharges to and from all our Pathway 1 Community and Pathway 2 Assessment Bed Hub services, ensuring all correct documentation is in place.   Based at our Assessment Hub Perth House, Derby you will be responsible for the capacity and bed allocation checking within our services, liaising with our Hospital to Home and Programming team colleagues, ensuring the accurate recording of information on relevant systems.  Central to this role you will coordinate and convey the appropriate responses and actions to queries in the day-to-day communications with our customers, families, staff teams and our partners. You will support the Registered Managers to ensure the safety of the Assessment centre building, hygiene and infection control practices are carried out, including the checking of risk assessments completed by Senior Care Leaders. Candidates must be flexible, able to work in a fast-paced environment and willing to work the following shift times on a ‘weekly’ 4 days on/4 days off rolling rota basis: 25 hour position: 7.15am to 2.45pm (with a 30-minute unpaid break)  2.30pm to 10.15pm (with a 30-minute unpaid break) 37 hour position: 7.15am to 6.15pm (with 30-minute unpaid break) 11.15am to 10.15pm (with 30 minute unpaid break) You must be able to demonstrate a calm, positive approach with a keen willingness to learn, be self-motivated and enjoy working in a rapid response setting.  Ideally you will have experience in the care field or transferrable skills and looking for that supervisory role. Please see our job description and job specification, if you meet the essential requirements and share our passion to make a difference – we want to hear from you. In return you will receive: • Free Initial and ongoing training which will support you to further develop your skills • Free Enhanced Adults DBS check. • Free Uniform • Free Personal Protective Wear • Career development pathway. • Support from our Management team. • Bank holiday enhanced pay. • Generous holiday pay. • Local government pension scheme. • A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme • Employee Discount Scheme • Able to apply for a Blue Light Discount Card • Enjoy the many benefits of working for Derby City Council. Here are some comments from our staff team: ‘We always have our customers at the heart of everything we do' 'We all work really well together as a team; everyone is friendly and helpful to each other'  ‘I find my job very rewarding that I have had a hand in helping customers with their recovery.’ ‘We get lots of thank you cards which shows that customers really do appreciate the work we do.’ ‘I have the right training to enable me to fulfil my role.’ Apply:  Please complete the application in full, telling us about how you meet the job specification essential criteria detail.  If you would like an informal chat about the job role, please contact Cathy Keenan on 01332 717550.  As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. For reasons connected with a particular need of the Council it may be appropriate, subject to approval, to appoint to a higher point in the pay grade.   Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority. Quick Tip! Remember to align your personal statement to the Essential Criteria in the Person Specification The closing date for this vacancy is 31 August 2023 at midnight.  Any application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted. Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form. Please see Job Description here Please see Person Specification here Please see DBS Code of Practice here

 

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