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Bridging Care Coordinator

Job Description

The post holder will have successfully completed an NVQ in Health and Social Care or equivalent and will work under the supervision of the Bridging Service Team Lead as part of the Waltham Forest Integrated Discharge Hub.
The post holder will work in partnership with NELFT community services, Waltham Forest Social Care and other agencies to provide short term, responsive and quality homebased care and rehabilitation for service users.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the day to day running of The Bridging Service to deliver care in line with agreed care plans and coordinate staff.

The service offers short-term homebased care with the aim to:
a) Facilitate timely safe discharge from acute hospital care
b) Help prevent unnecessary admissions to care homes
c) Help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions
d) Help to regain confidence with living skills or support with long term care needs until such time a Social Services / private package of care can commence.
The post holder will supervise Support Workers and support the Bridging Service Lead, being an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals and agencies.

Using a reablement approach the post holder will facilitate service user independence and empowerment as far as possible with regard to existing medical conditions and disabilities and assist the service user to learn or regain skills with personal and domestic tasks as part of their therapeutic plan.

• To give holistic care to service users in their own home.
• To plan and organise Bridging Service daily rosters, coordinating the shift to ensure all visits are completed and staffs safety is maintained.
• To brief Team Lead on all relevant developments for each service user.
• To participate in a duty rota to provide care for the service users to include unsociable hours.
• To assist in the administration of medication, if necessary, with suitable training.
• To have knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly manual handling.
• To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.

• To maintain accurate records in the service users own home or elsewhere. Identify and

• To be skilled in communication, establishing and maintaining good relationship with

• To maintain, update and develop personal, professional knowledge and skills achieving

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