Job summary

Health and Social Care Co-ordinator

The East Dorset Hub is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Health and Social Care Co-ordinator to join our growing team.This is an exciting and evolving role, central to bringing health, social care, and community services together to deliver seamless, coordinated care for frail and vulnerable individuals.

Working closely with colleagues across Community, Acute, Social Care, and Mental Health Services, you will play a pivotal role in facilitating a range of multidisciplinary meetings and supporting a holistic, person-centred approach to care. The post offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference by ensuring individuals receive the right support, at the right time, from the right services.

As a Health and Social Care Co-ordinator, you will act as a key link between healthcare professionals, community services, and social care teams, promoting effective communication, collaboration, and integrated working across organisations.

The Health and Social Care Co-ordinator will play a key role within the East Dorset Hub, supporting the delivery of integrated, person-centred care across health and social care services. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will coordinate information sharing, support communication between professionals and agencies, and help ensure patients receive timely and appropriate care.

Main duties of the job

This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.

The role will provide administrative and coordination support to multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, including arranging meetings, preparing agendas, collating information, recording actions, and monitoring agreed plans. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues from General Practice, Community Services, Social Care, Mental Health Services, Acute Trusts, and the Voluntary Sector.

A key aspect of the role is supporting the identification and review of frail, vulnerable, and high-risk individuals. This includes assisting with interventions that promote independence, improve outcomes, reduce avoidable hospital admissions, and support proactive care planning. The post holder will maintain accurate and confidential records in line with GDPR, Information Governance standards, and organisational policies. Strong IT skills and teamwork are essential to the role.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.

Details

Date posted

11 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£18,928 to £20,771 a year p.a.

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

152-C284.26

Job locations

St Leonards Hospital

Ringwood Road

Ringwood

BH24 2RR

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [email protected]

Job description Job responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [email protected]

Person Specification

Business travel

Essential

• Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.

Knowledge, skills and training

Essential

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge in office procedures
• Evidence of experience of a range of administrative systems and software programmes

Job Specific experence

Essential

• Previous experience in an NHS / Primary Care / Local Authority role
• Experience of working under own direction

Desirable

• Experience of supporting service improvement

Managerial/supervisory experience

Essential

• Experience of planning and organising complex multidisciplinary meetings/ agendas

Information Technology

Essential

• Evidence of working with IT systems including Word, Access, Excel
• Evidence of ability to support collation and analysis of data

Personal qualities/attributes

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to provide and receive complex information. Ability to motivate and negotiate

Additional requirements

Essential

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.

Person Specification Business travel Essential Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business. Knowledge, skills and training Essential NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge in office procedures Evidence of experience of a range of administrative systems and software programmes Job Specific experence Essential Previous experience in an NHS / Primary Care / Local Authority role Experience of working under own direction Desirable Experience of supporting service improvement Managerial/supervisory experience Essential Experience of planning and organising complex multidisciplinary meetings/ agendas Information Technology Essential Evidence of working with IT systems including Word, Access, Excel Evidence of ability to support collation and analysis of data Personal qualities/attributes Essential Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to provide and receive complex information. Ability to motivate and negotiate Additional requirements Essential Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Leonards Hospital

Ringwood Road

Ringwood

BH24 2RR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Leonards Hospital

Ringwood Road

Ringwood

BH24 2RR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)