Job summary
Employer heading
Complex Case Management - Home First HUB Administrator
NHS AfC: Band 4
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
To undertake a multifunctional role combining an extensive range of administration, secretarial and support duties for the Senior Managers of the Home First Team. This includes the booking of Home First discharges from within East Lancs Hospitals, which includes our peripheral sites. The postholder will provide a discrete, courteous and efficient first point of contact for all communication within the team. Prioritise and organise own workload within the Hub. Provide cover for the Transport Co-ordinator for annual leave and sickness.
Main duties of the job
- Work predominantly at BGH but be flexible across all ELHT sites to meet the needs of all discharges and transfers of care for all adult patients.
- The post holder will be expected to utilise several IT based systems
- To have the in-depth knowledge and skills to act as first response to ward staff at all levels and other multi-disciplinary professionals ensuring there is a consistent and informed approach in relation to effective and timely discharge planning under the guidance of the Business Support Manager
- To promote and maintain effective communication channels between patients, their relatives and relevant teams too successfully coordinate discharges.
- Be a point of contact for all level of queries with regards to discharge and flow within remit of knowledge and role. Escalate unresolved issues, complaints, disputes or delays in the care process to the relevant senior team leader.
- Provide a high level of office-based inputting and progress chasing, facilitation and co-ordination to the discharge planning process for all patients.
Working for our organisation
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job description to be attached once vacancy authorised
- The post holder will be required to maintain a confidential and professional approach at all times. The role will involve communicating with patients, relatives, colleagues, nursing and AHP professionals across health and social care, either by telephone or face to face.
- Be a point of contact for all level of queries with regards to discharge and flow within remit of knowledge and role. Escalate unresolved issues, complaints, disputes or delays in the care process to the relevant senior team leader.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- IT Skills - experience with working with all Microsoft systems
- Business Administration qualification NVQ or equivalent experience
- Ability to manage own workload
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a Healthcare setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of discharge planning processes and pathways.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Proven ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to prioritise an unpredictable workload and work to time scales in a fast past environment
- Ability to question and provide constructive feedback of detailed information
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tina Ostler
- Job title
- Business Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07955309052
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