Job summary
Are you
looking to challenge yourself and provide support and co-ordination to a small,
but busy team of dedicated clinicians who provide care for our elderly
patients resident in care and nursing homes?
An
exciting opportunity has come up for a Care Co-ordinator to work as part of the
Beacon Medical Group Care Home Team. This is a fixed-term appointment to
provide maternity cover for our current Care Co-ordinator.
The
successful candidate will be self-motivated and able to work with minimum
supervision, planning and co-ordinating the day-to-day work of our Care Home
Team as well as supporting Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings, rota management,
liaison with outside agencies, including care homes, District Nurse Teams, running
and compiling reports and other administrative tasks.
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Main duties of the job
This is
a varied role requiring good administrative, communication, numeracy and
literacy skills. This is for 28.5 hours over 5 days.
The main
duties of the role are:
Facilitate effective communication between care homes, patients, members of the
primary health care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare
agencies.
Provide coordination and navigation through relevant pathways, liaising with
local support services, professionals, and wider stakeholders.
Organisation and administration of MDT meetings, rota management, meeting
planning, minute taking, review of audits and training support.
Support to minimise the demands upon the multidisciplinary team.
Planning and co-ordination of the Care Home Service home/ward rounds, and
clinics and tasks. Play an active role
in capacity planning and support.
Co-ordination and support of any reports and audits for the service
To
support and work closely with the management and Care Home Team providing a
comprehensive administrative service.
Ensure administrative and clerical duties within the practice are carried out
within the guidelines and policies for the Care Home Service.
Be
responsible for improving healthcare outcomes by helping with enhanced
services, QOF and IIF work in the practice.
The successful candidate will have a good level of computer literacy with working
knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Ideally, they will be familiar with
SystmOne or equivalent.
About us
Beacon Medical Group Practice is a single practice, Primary Care Network (PCN), providing care to 43,000 patients across Plympton and the South Hams. We are a team of Partners, Salaried GPs, Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, , Practice and specialist Nurses, HCAs, Phlebotomists, First Contact Physios, Social Prescribers, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Practitioners and Administrative support staff. Our mission is to give all our patients the right care, at the right time, in the right place. We are a forward thinking partnership always looking for opportunities to improve services for our patients. We have a good reputation for delivering good healthcare, leading at scale and innovating primary care services. This is a really exciting time to be joining us as we diversify our teams, our partnership and services.
If you join our team; you will receive support, opportunities to grow in your role, training, and work with colleagues who care about you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description in Supporting Documents
SUMMARY OF ROLE:
Facilitate effective
communication between care homes, patients and members of the primary health
care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies. Provide coordination and
navigation through relevant pathways, liaising with local support services,
professionals, and wider stakeholders.
Organisation and administration of MDT meetings, , rota management, meeting
planning, minute taking, review of audits and training support. Support to minimise the
demands upon the multidisciplinary team.
Responsible for the planning and co-ordination of the Care Home Service
home/ward rounds and clinics and tasks relating to the co-ordination of the
Care Home team services, play an active role in capacity planning and support. Co-ordination and support
of reports and audits for the service and planning required to complete the
service To support and work
closely with the management and Care Home Team providing a comprehensive
administrative service.
Ensure administrative and clerical duties within the practice are carried out
within the guidelines and policies for the Care Home Service. Be responsible for
improving healthcare outcomes by helping with enhanced services, QOF and IIF
work in the practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description in Supporting Documents
SUMMARY OF ROLE:
Facilitate effective
communication between care homes, patients and members of the primary health
care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies. Provide coordination and
navigation through relevant pathways, liaising with local support services,
professionals, and wider stakeholders.
Organisation and administration of MDT meetings, , rota management, meeting
planning, minute taking, review of audits and training support. Support to minimise the
demands upon the multidisciplinary team.
Responsible for the planning and co-ordination of the Care Home Service
home/ward rounds and clinics and tasks relating to the co-ordination of the
Care Home team services, play an active role in capacity planning and support. Co-ordination and support
of reports and audits for the service and planning required to complete the
service To support and work
closely with the management and Care Home Team providing a comprehensive
administrative service.
Ensure administrative and clerical duties within the practice are carried out
within the guidelines and policies for the Care Home Service. Be responsible for
improving healthcare outcomes by helping with enhanced services, QOF and IIF
work in the practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of a good general standard of education.
- Good IT skills.
Desirable
- NVQ Administration level 3 or equivalent level of experience.
- RSA level 1.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public.
- Experience of working in a busy environment.
- Understanding of different patients and carer groups and needs.
- Awareness of the importance of safeguarding and procedures.
- Be aware of confidentiality and data protection when handling sensitive information.
- Developing productive and effective relationships with all members of the healthcare team.
- High degree of organisation and an effective time manager.
- Accurate, attention to detail.
- Completing audits.
- Data analysis and reporting.
Desirable
- Experience of working in within a General Practice environment.
- Patient/customer service related training/ previous role.
- Up-to date knowledge of services and health resources in the local area.
- Knowledge of the GDPR and how this is applied in practice.
- Good working knowledge and experience of using SystemOne.
- Strong administration skills.
The Groups Values & other
Essential
- The candidate must demonstrate an understanding of our values.
- Full driving licence.
- Able to travel between sites when required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of a good general standard of education.
- Good IT skills.
Desirable
- NVQ Administration level 3 or equivalent level of experience.
- RSA level 1.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public.
- Experience of working in a busy environment.
- Understanding of different patients and carer groups and needs.
- Awareness of the importance of safeguarding and procedures.
- Be aware of confidentiality and data protection when handling sensitive information.
- Developing productive and effective relationships with all members of the healthcare team.
- High degree of organisation and an effective time manager.
- Accurate, attention to detail.
- Completing audits.
- Data analysis and reporting.
Desirable
- Experience of working in within a General Practice environment.
- Patient/customer service related training/ previous role.
- Up-to date knowledge of services and health resources in the local area.
- Knowledge of the GDPR and how this is applied in practice.
- Good working knowledge and experience of using SystemOne.
- Strong administration skills.
The Groups Values & other
Essential
- The candidate must demonstrate an understanding of our values.
- Full driving licence.
- Able to travel between sites when required.
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.
