Care Coordinator

Position: Care Coordinators

Reporting to: Care Manager

Contract type: Full Time, Permanent

Location: Nottinghamshire and Buckinghamshire

Information:

Verity Healthcare is the leading and pacesetting home care provider, offering a wide range of services to all age range: children, young people and adults. We provide support to individuals who require little support so they can stay independent at home as well as those requiring extensive support such as those with learning or physical disabilities, brain or spinal injury.

We are currently recruiting Children Care Coordinators for Nottinghamshire and Buckinghamshire

to support our clients – children - with daily living needs including:

• Personal Care: washing/showering/bathing, dressing, medication etc
• Practical Support: cleaning, preparing and cooking meals, laundry, and taking people out to the shops, doctors or social events.
• Specialised Care: supporting people with specialist needs such as airway management, tracheostomy, PEG feeding, moving and handling, stoma care and catheter care, acquired brain injury, spinal injury, epilepsy,

Benefits:

• Bike to Work Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced rates for Bank Holidays
• Holiday Pay
• Sick Pay
• Career progression and vocational qualification opportunities
• Free award-winning training and ongoing support whilst you work with us
• Access to Workplace wellness scheme
• Flexible Contract
• Refer a Friend scheme for employees

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that Care Worker rota's are managed and matched to Clients’ needs, taking into account travelling time, holiday cover and last minute cancellations.
• Responsible for sourcing and managing new care packages and building on existing packages.
• Provide insight into developing, implementing and executing a successful Operational practice across the Care side of the business.
• Improving and maintaining the continuity of care for new and existing care packages.
• Maintain clear, accurate, appropriate and up-to-date digital records for all Clients and Care Workers within your area, using our bespoke system.
• Responsible for cordially resolving customer queries in a timely manner within your area to maintain a positive Company reputation
• Ensure all operations are Company and CQC Compliant.
• Help develop the company’s Care Worker Community.
• Arrange training and performance appraisals as required.
• Contribute to the growth and service expansion targets set by the business.

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekends
• On-calls

Benefits:

• Bike to Work Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced rates for Bank Holidays
• Holiday Pay
• Sick Pay
• Career progression and vocational qualification opportunities
• Free award-winning training and ongoing support whilst you work with us
• Access to Workplace wellness scheme
• Flexible Contract
• Refer a Friend scheme for employees

Required Education, Skills and Qualifications

Education and previous experience are essential.

• Ideally NVQ/QCF level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• At least 2 years’ experience working as a care coordinator for a Domiciliary Care Agency. Live-in care coordination experience is preferred.
• Has previous experience of using Care-Planner and/or CM2000.
• Possess Excellent IT skills
• Knowledge of CQC Compliance is essential.
• People management or team leading experience.
• Ideally experienced in conducting care assessments, care reviews and being able to motivate care staff.
• Organised, methodical, and a good eye for detail.
• Being flexible around working schedules, roles and responsibility as it is a fast growing start up environment
• Being a team player is extremely crucial to this role.
• Flexibility to participate in on call duties when required

Our philosophy is based on the principle that each client is unique and our services promote dignity and respect while providing the best of care.

Verity Healthcare takes the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people and children seriously and so we take stringent measures to safeguard all. All applicants must be willing to undergo the appropriate screening such as checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.

As an employer, the safety of our staff is paramount and so we are ensuring all our care workers have the correct protective equipment to do their role safely. We also are here to continue to provide key services to our clients.

If you like a challenge, then this is the perfect Job for you.