Community Assessment Bed Team Placement Administrator

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Full time
Location: Canterbury
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Job offered by: NHS
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Category: IT & Technology
Community Assessment Bed Team Placement Administrator

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

KCHFT are seeking ambitious individuals to join our Community Assessment Bed (CAB) team. CAB support some of the most complex transfers of care from hospitals mainly in East Kent to the community. This is a critical administration role in the management of community assessment bed occupancy in East Kent. Your role will require you to demonstrate the Trust's CARE values and utilise these values on a daily basis when liaising with families, other Organisations or our providers. Attention to detail is key in this role as we support patients, families and next of kin's through the Discharge to Assess pathway. This can be a very anxiety provoking time for all involved so clear, consistent communication is key. Main duties of the job

Working in a high pressure service, you will report to the Purchasing and Allocation Coordinator and be responsible for ensuring referrals are processed, appropriate community beds are identified, effective communication facilitated between wards and internal/external providers and to ensure the safe and timely transfer of patients from acute hospitals. You will be responsible for keeping accurate, 'real time' records of all patient transfers and supporting the team in ensuring all processes are followed, and patients and their families are supported. Additional Working Pattern: Mon-Fri and 1 Saturday a month About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values:

Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive, Excellent . We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. Person Specification

Qualifications

Diploma of higher education, Foundation degree, Higher national diploma (HND), NVQ level 5 or equivalent Certificate in management or equivalent level 4 qualification Experience

Proven experience in office systems, with advanced use of Microsoft Office. Sound judgement and logical approach to complex situations, with ability to determine solutions. Practical application of HR practices, policies, and procedures. Basic experience of a financial system. Leading teams in busy and pressurised environments. NHS specific IT system experience. Knowledge of Agresso. Understanding of NHS Community Services. Special Knowledge and Expertise

In depth knowledge of the service, site and users. Proven ability to manage staff. Handling confidential and sensitive information in accordance with DPA. Design and development of standard and bespoke data reports. An understanding of the NHS current agenda and challenges. Practical and Intellectual Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively with a wide range of people from different backgrounds at all levels of seniority. Ability to record accurate minutes of meetings and present to a high standard. Proven standard of word processing skills, with a high standard of presentation and accuracy. The ability to plan and organise own workload without direct supervision. The ability to be innovative, objective as well as logical in resolving problems. Personal Attributes

Ability to apply a common sense and logical approach to identify key or underlying issues in difficult situations and use initiative to solve problems. Ability to deal with distressing or emotional situations and discussions objectively and with emotional intelligence. Ability to travel to diverse sites. 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.

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