ROLE OF THE CARE CO-ORDINATOR

The Care Co-ordinator will be a named professional who will engage with the service user, and support them through the duration of their care plan. Central to the successful fulfilment of this is retaining service users in the service by supporting, motivating and helping solve problems.

The Care Co-ordinator will organise the care and services identified in the Care Plan across social care and other agencies.

The Care Co-ordinator will monitor the progress of the Care Plan by collating information from agencies and individuals who provide particular elements of a Care Plan. This will involve keeping the Care Plan under continuous review, holding regular routine review meetings, and arranging other review meetings where there are significant changes in the client's circumstances or other events.

The Care Co-ordinator should act as a communicator between the service user and those providing elements of the care plan to ensure the appropriate passage of relevant information on progress and developments. They should also draw together relevant information and convene case reviews where developments warrant it, and at regular intervals.