Trusted Assessor - Hospital Discharge and Care Assessments at Bedfordshire Care Group, Bedford

Trusted Assessor – Hospital Discharge and Care Assessments

Bedfordshire Care Group Ltd

Location: Bedford, Luton and Dunstable, and Milton Keynes hospitals (one primary base); Driving required

Salary: £28,000 – £34,500, depending on experience

Contract: 12 months, with potential to extend

Hours: 40 per week, including rota-based weekend requirements

Visa Sponsorship: Not available

Help people leave hospital safely, with the right care in place.

Are you an experienced professional who understands how to assess someone's care needs and arrange appropriate support

Perhaps you're a Deputy Care Home Manager, Care Coordinator, Senior Care Assessor or a professional looking to use your skills in a different environment.

Bedfordshire Care Group is looking for a Trusted Assessor to work alongside hospital discharge teams, Social Workers and care providers across Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes.

This is a hands-on role where your assessment skills, professional judgement and understanding of adult social care will make a genuine difference.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Trusted Assessor, you'll help ensure that people leaving hospital can access appropriate residential care or home care support.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking person-centred assessments of individuals' care and support needs within hospital settings.
• Producing accurate assessment reports using hospital systems to support care providers in planning safe admissions or returns to existing care arrangements.
• Working closely with hospital discharge teams, ward staff, Social Workers and care providers.
• Liaising with care home and Domiciliary Care Managers to understand the services and support they can provide.
• Identifying relevant changes in care needs and communicating these clearly to the appropriate professionals.
• Supporting timely and safe hospital discharges while ensuring that individual needs remain central to the process.
• Maintaining accurate records and managing your own workload across multiple hospital environments.

What We're Looking For

We're particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Experience working in residential care, nursing homes, domiciliary care or a closely related adult social care environment.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to produce accurate assessment reports.
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and exercise sound professional judgement.
• The confidence to communicate with patients, healthcare professionals, social workers and care provider managers.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

Particularly relevant backgrounds include:

• Care Home Manager or Deputy Care Home Manager.
• Domiciliary Care Manager or Deputy Manager.
• Care Coordinator with assessment responsibilities.
• Care Assessor.
• Professional with assessment experience outside adult social care.
• Hospital Discharge Coordinator.
• Experienced Care Professional involved in care planning and assessments.

Why Join Bedfordshire Care Group

You'll be joining an established organisation working closely with care providers, local authorities and NHS partners across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

The Trusted Assessor service plays an important role in helping people move safely from hospital into appropriate care arrangements, while reducing unnecessary delays and supporting local care providers.

This is an opportunity to use your care experience in a different setting, develop relationships across health and social care, and contribute directly to better outcomes for vulnerable adults.

Interested

Please apply with an up-to-date CV outlining your care assessment experience, the environments you've worked in and your availability.

We particularly welcome applications from experienced care professionals who can demonstrate direct involvement in assessing individuals' care and support needs.

A 15 – 20-minute video call will be offered to short-listed candidates to discuss the role, prior to formal interview.