Job overview As a Community Care Coordinator, you are not only supporting clients through what can often be the most challenging of times, you are also mentoring them to become the best version of themselves. Having an open mind and a flexible approach to care is key. This helps to establish the best possible ways to care for your clients within a recovery-focussed mindset, ensuring that you never lose the motivation that change is achievable for all. All care that you deliver will be in line with current care pathway frameworks and national guidelines.
You should be caring, flexible, and creative. Able to thrive under pressure, you will know how to connect with people at all levels. Your driving passion will be to help others live as independently as possible.
Closing date: 07/12/2025
Shortlisting date: 08/12/2025
Interview date: 15/12/2025 Main duties of the job To manage a complex caseload of older adult clients in the community and to work towards ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all clients, their families, and carers.
To work in partnership with clients, families, and carers to achieve identified goals and to support recovery by adopting a fully holistic approach to needs.
To accurately record clinical information into our systems including risk assessments, care plans, crisis, and contingency plans.
To work as part of our duty service, triaging referrals and signposting as needed to address identified needs.
To be able to work in an autonomous manner and to be able to plan and prioritise workload.
To comply with legal and professional requirements
To ensure that all local and national policies are implemented and maintained, and that agreed standards of care are achieved.
To demonstrate effective networking skills to work in collaboration with a range of other services, external agencies, and the voluntary sector.
To actively participate in the flexible formats of team supervision and support.
To initiate, develop, and assist in the trial of new ideas for the improvement of services, and to suggest and critically evaluate and explore new concepts.
To undertake memory assessments, both clinical and home-based, utilizing your skillset to accurately record assessment outcomes. Specialist training will be provided for this aspect of the role where needed. Working for our organisation Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria RN (part 13) RMN, Or HCPC registered, OT or Physio or equivalent, Or Social Worker Desirable criteria Clinical supervisor training Experience Essential criteria Minimum of twelve months at Band 5 or equivalent responsibility in mental health Desirable criteria Experience of working with clients aged 65 years and over who have mental health needs.
Experience in Cognitive / Memory Assessment activity Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations. Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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