Main area Clerical and Admin support Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Service hours are 7am-10pm, shifts within these times including weekend working) Job ref 310-MOPAC-7529575-B
Site Chesterton Medical Centre Town Cambridge Salary £28,392 – £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/06/2026 23:59
Job overview
We are recruiting for a full time (37.5 hours per week) Assistant care‑co‑ordinator to support care provision and patient flow in our Intermediate Care Service in Cambridge. You will work across the county‑wide Intermediate Care Service supporting colleagues based in our North teams primarily. You will be able to work flexible shift patterns within our core service hours of 7am to 10pm, 7 days a week. Shifts in early and late patterns will be required to cover the service 7am‑10pm, including weekends and bank holidays. The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient‑focused, community‑based health care and therapy, optimising people’s potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital as part of the Home First model.
Main duties of the job
The job role is to assist the Care Co‑ordinators within the Intermediate Care Service who will supervise and support the post holder to ensure referrals are managed in a timely and safe manner. The focus is on receiving new referrals into the relevant Intermediate Care Service, coordinating and organising packages of care delivered by the local service to support patients living in the community. You will work closely with the relevant Intermediate Care Service’s Team Lead and senior therapy staff to promote a multi‑disciplinary approach to management of patient care and collaborate with colleagues across social care, health and the third sector to provide patient‑centred, integrated care.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
Person specification
Education / Qualification
- Evidence of a good standard of general education/GCSE or equivalent
- Evidence of ability to study
- Evidence of relevant short course and in‑service training
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- To have completed recent care certificate or be committed to complete on employment
- Knowledge of specific patient conditions, types of therapy intervention acquired through training and experience
Experience
- Experience of undertaking administration work in a community setting
- Experience in staff development, such as assessments or practice supervision
- Related experience of working in a rehabilitation/reablement or healthcare environment with older people
- Experience in line management of staff
Skills and Abilities
- Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Office
- Ability to organise groups of carers to deliver care in patients’ homes
- Ability to work well autonomously as well as part of a team
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care principals
- Ability to support Intermediate care workers
- Knowledge of CPFT and local health, voluntary and social services
- Experience of working with SystmOne
- Good knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and safe working practices
- Accepts responsibility for own workload
- Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
Other
- Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
We are an equal opportunities employer and encouraging applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
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