NHS Care Co-ordinator: Sponsorship Available

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the MSK Therapies Team within East Sussex as an MSK Care Coordinator working with the wider Musculoskeletal rehabilitation service.

This is a substantive post and a new role in our service. As such we are looking for someone with patient facing experience and exceptional communication and organisational skills. You will bea key instigator in the role’s development and will need to be able to work flexibly within an evolving remit within the MSK team and wider Trust Rehabilitation Services.

Main duties of the job

You will be working 1:1 with patients, enabling them to engage with our service. You will be working with our teams to make our services more accessible to patients especially those at risk of health inequalities.

You will be part of the patient engagement team, developing our service in response to patient feedback. The role requires excellent communication, organisational and ICT skills, as well as the ability to remain calm, professional and enjoy working as part of a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team.

You will need to be able to communicate confidently and empathetically with patients who may have additional social needs and link with clinical teams, administrative teams, the VCSE and Social Prescribing Services.

The successful candidate will need to have an understanding of personalised care and an enthusiasm to learn. We will support you to develop as a health coach and motivational interviewer and to complete the National Care Coordinator development framework with the support of our teams.

NHS England Workforce development framework for care co-ordinators

If you have a passion for supporting patients on their health journeys and enjoy team working and the challenge of working in a developing service, then we would love to hear from you.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.