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Care Coordinator

First People Solutions Group Ltd Jobs


Posted by: First People Solutions Group Ltd
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Address: 33 Bothwell Street
G2 6NL
Contact Details: 0141 270 5000
Date Posted 20th May 2008
Reference Code: 0805-252
View Since Posting: 106
Salary: Negotiable
Vacancy Location: Edinburgh
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Full Description:
THE ROLE - Care Coordinator

Location: Edinburgh City Centre
Salary: Negotiable
Benefits Package: 27 days holiday entitlement, Performance related bonus, Private medical care.
Reporting to: Care Manager - First People Care Solutions

We currently have a vacancy for a Care Coordinator, to work within our rapidly growing and reputable Health and Social Division. The purpose of this role is to maintain the continuity of care to services users, liaise with clients and to develop positive working relationships with them and most importantly to ensure house calls to service users requiring care are assigned at all times.

The main duties and responsibilities for this role are as follows: -

1. Taking new home care referrals from social workers, potential private home care clients and clients within the Housing Support Sector.

2. Assigning home carers to clients, adhering to the policies and guidelines as set out by First People Care Solutions and the Care Commission Scotland.

3. Coordinating homecare visits and housing support shifts, ensuring that all clients have a carer assigned and that all visits and housing support shifts are covered.

4. Interviewing potential care and support staff in line with First People Care policies and guidelines and Care Commission protocol.

5. Referencing potential care and support staff, initially verbally, prior to appointment and subsequently obtaining at least 2 written references from previous employers and ensuring they are of suitable standard.

6. Responsible for inputting all data onto the Home care software, including any changes as they occur.

7. Liaising with and providing support to the Home care supervisor.

8. Ensuring that all staff records and service users records are kept up to date and accurately maintained.

9. Resolving any payroll and invoice queries.

10. Sharing responsibility for covering the out of hours on call support and all other duties as directed by the Care Manager.




THE COMPANY

First People Care Solutions


EXPERIENCE

-Applicants must possess experience within the Health and Social Care Sector. Experience in delivering personal care is also highly desirable.
-Applicants must possess a clear enhanced Disclosure Scotland criminal history check or be willing to have one undertaken
-Due to the nature of the job, applicants must possess a full driving license.
-Candidates should have good administration experience and be competent with computer packages such as Word, Office and Excel.
-A working knowledge of National Care standards and Care Commission protocols are also highly desirable.