Patient and Family Support Coordinator
Location: Ruskin Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 8DJ
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Salary: £26,240 pro-rata, per annum
What we do
Compton Care is committed to providing accessible, innovative and influential care to patients with complex and incurable conditions. We also support the carers and families of patient within our local communities and work closely with health and social care colleagues from other organisations. Our workforce is critically important to this mission.
What will you do?
Are you looking for a new challenge? We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic individual to join our clinical teams.
At Compton Care, we believe life with a complex and incurable condition doesn’t have to be limiting.
Do you want to join an organisation who believes people are more than their diagnosis, and is passionate about helping people and their families live their best life possible?
We can offer:
- Excellent competitive salary
- Excellent benefits including generous annual leave, life assurance, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme.
- Career progression and development opportunities and training through our inhouse education teams.
As a Patient and Family Support Co-ordinator, you will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support patients in advanced care planning and help them live their remaining days with dignity, comfort, and independence. You will lead on coordinating practical aspects of care, guiding patients and families through complex health and social care systems to ensure they receive the support and entitlements they need.
What we want you to bring.
You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support patients in advanced care planning and ensure their needs and preferences are respected.
Provide compassionate, person-centred support to patients with complex palliative care needs, both in our inpatient and community settings.
Advocate for patients and families to access appropriate services, entitlements, and support, reducing barriers to care.
Contribute to a holistic approach that promotes dignity, comfort, and independence for palliative patients
What’s in it for you?
We offer 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), increasing with long service. Salary exchange pension scheme with a 5% employer contribution from day one of employment increasing to 7% after 3 years. We offer a death in service benefit at 2x salary and a staff discount across our coffee shops You will have access to our employee assistance program including unlimited telephone counselling support, 24/7 GP access and a staff discount platform. We are also a Blue Light Card accredited organisation.
About our recruitment process:
Please note that we reserve the right to close a vacancy before the published closing date where applicant volume is high.
Compton Care is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure that all our staff are selected and vetted fairly so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for an enhanced submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. It is also subject to satisfactory references and occupational health clearance.
