[ref. p46436424] MND Family Care Coordinator | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity for a fixed term contract until 28th October 2025 for an MND Family Care Coordinator, 16 hours per week. This is a new role funded by the charity Challenging MND to support informal carers looking after loved ones with MND, working alongside the Neuro Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist & MND Co-ordinator, based in the Neuro-Rehabilitation Service, Colchester Hospital.
The post will cover the North East Essex area & will be predominantly community based but may also include hospital visits if a patient is in hospital & the carer needs some support. This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop & expand your skills and experience in MND & person-centred care.You will be responsible for providing emotional & psychological support to family, carers & patients adjusting to illness, disability, end of life issues & bereavement. This will involve communicating sensitive information to patients, relatives & carers; empowering & supporting carers & wider family members; liaising with other specialist practitioners; & contributing to the development of the service by providing new ideas & having a flexible approach to an evolving service.
We are seeking applications from Assistant Practitioners, Associate Practitioners, Healthcare Assistants & other support worker roles where transferable skills can be evidenced.
This is a Fixed Term post until 28/10/2025Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.
To work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary Neurological Rehabilitation Team in North East Essex, alongside Challenging MND, MNDA and other relevant services, such as our local hospice, and across care providers in the area, to ensure continuity of care when patients and their family carers are being cared for under these services.
To provide support for the relatives of the patients living with MND in hospital and community settings, who are at risk of deteriorating health that may result in declining quality of life; or avoidable hospital admission or an unnecessary longer length of stay for the family member with MND.
To support with care assessments, Decision Support Tools and undertaking a holistic assessment of each family to establish eligibility for ongoing care funding.
To regard the family carer and their support needs as being inextricably linked to the patient that they care for and that by managing and supporting one, they are also supporting the other. The family carer should be assessed for ongoing support needs to avoid burnout and deterioration to crisis point.
To be part of the Care Coordination team, and provide care support for families across North East Essex.
To be aware of the MND NICE guidance for best evidence-based practice.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Feb 2025