Community Care Coordinator

As a Community Coordinator in one of the local Age Well Teams you will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive holistic assessments of identified frail older people, usually in their own homes, to create personalised care plans which will assist the person to live well in their own environment, manage their long-term conditions, reduce isolation and improve their general wellbeing and quality of life. Candidates therefore need a range of experience, including hands on clinical care in a health setting, as a Health Care Assistant or similar, and be passionate about providing effective support to our older population within the community. A good understanding of services available both within the community and hospital and an interest in frailty so patients can be supported is essential. As a Community Coordinator you Will co-ordinate referrals to ensure patients within the locality receive excellent and timely support. The ability to develop close working relationships with other health and social care partners is an essential aspect of this role. Every team member will have direct access to their local Befriending lead, and lead support workers for Falls and for Dementia. Through additional training if required you will identify low level equipment needs and instruct for these to be provided and identify how technology can be used to maintain independence and help self management of long term conditions and instruct for digital solutions to be provided.