Community Care Navigator

We are Manchester Local Care Organisation - an exciting, new public sector organisation that is bringing together NHS community health services and social care services in the city. We're driven by the aim of improving the health of local people in Manchester by working across organisational boundaries.

The first health and social care staff have been deployed to us from April 2018 and are now starting to work in new ways across the city. Our teams work as one in the neighbourhoods they serve - delivering and designing services in partnership with local people. We also provide key services that work across wider localities and city-wide. We believe that our pioneering approach will make a massive difference to the health of people in our city and we are looking for you to join our team and help us do this.

Community Care Navigator

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you organised, proactive, determined and
enthusiastic?

Do you like working with people and enjoy problem solving? Do you want to be part of
something new, exciting and evolving?

The Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO) is currently developing this exciting role.
We are looking to recruit a Care Navigator who will be based in Central Manchester.

The post holder will act as a community liaison and coordinator to work alongside teams to
improve communication and collaboration including supportive signposting and case
managing with people in the community. This will ensure access to the right support, at the
right time, in the right location. The service has a large community based focus and links
directly with people within their own homes and GP surgeries and collaborates with staff members in the community teams and Primary Care Networks.

The post holder will work alongside members of the multi-disciplinary team to enhance
communication and connection leading to leading to more effective citizen care with a
focus on keeping people safe, well and independent in the community. The post holder will
also be able to manage their own diary and caseload autonomously.

The successful candidates will have a key role in navigating Health, Social Care and
Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector systems. They will act as a vital link for community and hospital staff to ensure care is effectively managed outside of the hospital setting and where appropriate reducing the risk of unnecessary hospital admission or support hospital teams in facilitating timely and safe discharge.

The successful candidates will require confidence and diversity with a range of computer
skills. You will also have good communication and be a strong connector alongside problem
solving skills and the ability to prioritise your own workload.

The post is band 4 (£21,089 - £23,761) and is 37.5 hours over 5 days with a possibility of
some weekend and evening working.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

We may decide to close this vacancy earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £29.50(standard disclosure) or £47.50 (enhanced disclosure) Which will be deducted from salary, in the first 3 months of employment. If you wish to withdraw once a DBS application has commenced you will be still liable for payment.

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post.

Please be aware that all roles at MFT(with exception Medical and Dental Staff) are subject to a probationary period.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on [... Click Apply...]at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.