Overview
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Job Role details and application notes are listed below.
Job Details
* Title: Community Health & Social Care Hub - Patient care Clinician
* Band: 5 (£ 31,048 - £37,796)
* Hours: 22.5 hours - 37.5hrs, negotiable
* Employment type: Permanent
Statement of Job Purpose
The post holder will have responsibility for providing high quality clinical advice and support to patients, carers and professionals in contact with the CH&SCH. Supporting administrative colleagues to ensure seamless, safe advice, support and care that is in line with the Maximising Independence agenda. Ensuring that assessments and care plans are recorded appropriately in line with Locala and NMC record keeping / HCPC Professional standards and that clinical advice, support and care always meets acceptable standards of patient safety and quality outcomes. The clinician will support administrative colleagues and respond to telephone enquires as appropriate assessing health care needs of patients, resolving some at source and ensuring the smooth transfer to others in accordance with clinical need, if appropriate. The post holder will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability. The primary aims of the role are to work closely with the admin colleagues in CH&SCH to maximise patients/ carers independence and prevent unnecessary referrals to locality/ expert teams.
Job Summary
To provide high quality evidence based clinical advice and support to patients and carers contacting the CH&SCH. To support the role of the Team Leader - Clinical. To support administrative colleagues in the CH&SCH. Be required to work in community to maintain clinical skills and competency and in the event to meet service need.
The post holder must have effective communication skills and must be prepared to work flexibly and collaboratively to meet the needs of the service over a 7 day working pattern to meet the needs of the service.
If you are innovative, motivated, dynamic, and forward thinking with good leadership and clinical skills this might be the right post for you. If you feel you have the potential skills and experience to suit the post, we look forward to receiving your application.
Additional Information
For more information please refer to Job Description and Person Specification. To discuss the role further please contact Keeley Kewley, keeley.kewlwy@locala.org.uk - Community Health & Social Care Hub Clinical Manager. Please note - to apply for the role you must complete the online application via official job advert, emailed CV's will not be considered. Closing date - 6th October 2025 at 23:55. We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.
About Locala
Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos. Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within.
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and any disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.
Benefits
* Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
* Generous pension - We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
* Refer a Friend Scheme - If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.
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