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The Enhanced health in care homes (EHCH) framework is for primary care networks (PCNs) and providers and commissioners of community health and social care services. It guides the commissioning of and delivery arrangements for health and social care services in collaboration with care homes, so that the entire system works together to provide personalised care, improve outcomes and promote independence for people living in care. It recognises the life course of people who live in a care home and promotes the ethos of living, ageing and dying well.
Sussex Community Foundation Trust have an important part to play in ensuring this framework is successful and alongside our established Care Home Matrons (CHM) an important and exciting element of EHCH is to introduce telemetry opportunities into the care homes both residential and nursing homes. We've completed Phase 1 focusing on Nursing Homes and to commence Phase 2 which will focus primarily on Residential Care Homes.
The Project Co-Ordinator role is integral to the success of the project and would be an exciting challenge for an experienced administrator with excellent key talents such as communication and organisational skills. The role covers trust wide and such the successful candidate's base is negotiable.
The role would suit a Digital/IT forward positive person comfortable with the use of common IT systems. A knowledge of SystmOne would be useful.
Main duties of the job
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
Make initial contact with care homes within Sussex who've shown interest in the Telemetry option. Have sufficient understanding of Telemetry to engage with the Care Home. Training will be given.
Make appointments with the Care Homes to enable the Telehealth in Care Homes Co-Ordinator (TCC) and Telehealth in Care Homes Lead Nurse (LN) to engage with the Care Homes at pace.
Organise and maintain accurate records using a Digital platform such as Excel to ensure the Trust assets are well maintained and accounted for. This will include any equipment and Digital/IT items utilised by the team.
A calm and approachable manner is essential, along with an empathic understanding that not all of the Care Homes have confidence with utilising Digital/IT systems.
A clear understanding of the limits of the role is essential as this is a non-clinical role, but the candidate may be presented with clinical queries and a robust escalation pathway should be in place.
Understanding and maintaining confidentiality at all times is essential and followed in line with SCFT Policies and Procedures.
Person Specification
Good General Education
Essential
- Achieved Level and grade
1 years administrative experience
Essential
- Can maintain accurate records using Digital/IT platforms
- Booking appointments with Care Homes and managing team members diaries to ensure the most effective and timely activity.
- Understand and maintain confidential information they may have access to both in and out of working hours.
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne
Excellent Communication Skill
Essential
- Maintain a calm and efficient approach, sometimes in challenging situations
- Empathetic manner, whilst understanding differing levels of Digital/IT experience in Care Homes
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne
- Customer Relations experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Crawley Hospital - negotiable
Crawley
RH11 7DH
Employer's website
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
