Transfer of Care Officer (Community Reablement Service) – MioCare Group
- Location: Based at Royal Oldham Hospital and Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre, Oldham
- Salary: From £14.72 per hour (Pay Award pending), plus additional enhancement for unsociable hours
- Hours: Full-time; 36.66 hours per week
The MioCare Group delivers high-quality care and support in Oldham, Greater Manchester. As an Oldham Council-owned Community Interest Company, we are driven to deliver the best outcomes for the people who use our services.
The Transfer of Care Officer will be an integral part of the Transfer of Care Hub based at Royal Oldham Hospital helping support with referrals in and to assist with the effective and timely triage of referrals following discharge from an acute setting.
The post-holder will work with other professionals in triaging assessments and arranging placements for patients being discharged to the most appropriate setting for their needs.
You’ll work as an effective member of the team that provides high-quality service seven days a week, promoting independence while meeting the requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and MioCare’s departmental policies, procedures and guidelines.
Key responsibilities:
- To support the priority of care following senior clinical triage and manage the processing of referrals within set parameters.
- To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients to enable the delivery of a comprehensive Discharge to Assess Service, taking the lead on supporting community care through enablement and identifying appropriate bed-based placements through community enablement and bed-based facilities.
- To be an advocate for patients within a framework for health and social care for safe and timely discharges, empowering patients and families to self-care and the use of voluntary services.
- The post holder will liaise with professionals across acute, community and partner organisations, including referrals from out of area acute and private hospital settings to improve access to community services for the people of Oldham requiring support to be discharged from acute care with ongoing support needs.
Paying a competitive salary plus access to a range of generous employee benefits including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- 6% employer pension contribution
- Access to a wide-ranging employee benefits programme including a free Blue Light Card
- An excellent employee wellbeing offer
- A fantastic opportunity to make a big impact with a great organisation
For more information, and to view the full role profile, please visit our website:
https://miocare.co.uk/vacancies/transfer-of-care-officer-community-reablement/
We do not hold a Sponsor Licence and are therefore unable to progress applicants requiring sponsorship to work in the UK.
Pay: From £14.72 per hour
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Oldham OL1 2JH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience of working with multi-agencies, including health professionals, care management and acute/primary care services?
Language:
Work Location: In person
