Scarborough Medical Group

Care Co-ordinator

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Care Co-ordinator to join our expanding team within Filey and Scarborough Healthier Communities Primary Care Network (PCN).

This role will be crucial in supporting the quality improvements of healthcare provision that we provide to our registered patient populations.

The successful candidate will be employed by a lead practice, for and on behalf of the PCN. However the candidate will be required to work across practice sites within our PCN, working in collaboration with other health care professionals across the PCN to provide improved and integrated services for our patients in Filey and Scarborough.

These are relatively new roles within our PCN, and will evolve over time. However, we recognise the value this role can bring to our practices and patients alike. We are looking for a candidate who is highly motivated, forward thinking, experienced and personable who is interested in developing their career and supporting Primary Care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will play a key role in proactively identifying and working with people, including the frail, elderly, people with a learning disability and those with long-term conditions. Those with a new cancer diagnosis and those receiving end of life care to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services.

They will work closely with both clinical and non-clinical practice teams, making sure that appropriate support is made available to people; supporting them to understand and manage their condition and ensuring their changing needs are addressed. They will enable people to access the services and support they require to meet their health and wellbeing needs, helping to improve peoples quality of life.

They will work alongside social prescribing link workers to provide an all-encompassing approach to personalised care and enable people to navigate through the health and care system.

They will work with a diverse range of people from different cultural and social backgrounds. The ability to work confidently and effectively in a varied and sometimes challenging environment is essential.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be organised, patient and empathetic. They will have experience of working in health, social care or other support roles including direct contact with people, families or carers.

About us

Based along the beautiful Yorkshire Coastline of Filey and Scarborough and within easy reach of York, our PCN serves over 32,500 patients across our four member Practices of; Filey Surgery, Hackness Road Surgery, Hunmanby Surgery and Scarborough Medical Group.

Our ethos is to provide good quality, safe and effective care for the people in our communities. Filey and Scarborough Healthier Communities Network has a vision of achieving quality improvements in healthcare provision and supporting people to make healthier choices. To achieve this vision, the PCN must collaborate to develop and share new and innovative approaches to providing care.

The successful post-holder will become part of an ambitious locality network, which is committed to developing a strong, caring and compassionate multidisciplinary workforce. The Care Co-Ordinator will form an integral part of the team working alongside the Proactive Care Team, ARRS role staff, Practice Managers, partner organisations and local communities, to ensure the delivery of the Primary Care Network priorities.

To discuss the role in more detail please call James Bowman, PCN Development and Transformation Manager on 07444 040201 or email james.bowman@nhs.net.Please note the job advert will close once sufficient applications have been received. Previous applicants need not apply.

Details

Date posted

23 February 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,894 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3880-24-0005

Job locations

463a Scalby Road

Scarborough

YO12 6UB


York House

King Street

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

YO11 1ND


Job description

Job responsibilities

Work with people, their families and carers to improve their understanding of the patients’ condition and support them to develop and review personalised care and support plans to manage their needs and achieve better healthcare outcomes.

Help people to manage their needs through answering queries, making and managing appointments, and ensuring that people have good quality written or verbal information to help them make choices about their care.

Support people to understand their level of knowledge, skills and confidence (their Activation level) when engaging with their health and wellbeing.

Assist people to access self-management education courses, peer support or interventions that support them in their health and wellbeing and increase their Activation level.

Support people to take up training and employment, and to access appropriate benefits where eligible.

Provide coordination and navigation for people and their carers across health and care services, working closely with social prescribing link workers, other primary care professionals and health and social care colleagues; helping to ensure patients receive a joined-up service and the most appropriate support.

Work collaboratively with GPs and other primary care professionals within the PCN to proactively identify and manage a caseload, which may include patients with long-term health conditions, and where appropriate, refer back to other health professionals within the PCN.

Support the coordination and delivery of multidisciplinary teams with the PCN.

Raise awareness of how to identify patients who may benefit from shared decision making and support PCN staff and patients to be more prepared to have shared decision-making conversations.

Explore and assist people to access a personal health budget where appropriate.

Work with people, their families, carers and healthcare team members to encourage effective help-seeking behaviours;

Support the PCN in developing communication channels between GPs, people and their families and carers and other agencies;

Identify unpaid carers and help them access services to support them;

Conduct follow-ups on communications from out of hospital and in-patient services;

Maintain records of referrals and interventions to enable monitoring and evaluation of the service;

Support practices to keep care records up-to-date by identifying and updating missing or out-of-date information about the individual’s circumstances;

Contribute to risk and impact assessments, monitoring and evaluations of the service;

Work with commissioners, integrated locality teams and other agencies to support and further develop the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work with people, their families and carers to improve their understanding of the patients’ condition and support them to develop and review personalised care and support plans to manage their needs and achieve better healthcare outcomes.

Help people to manage their needs through answering queries, making and managing appointments, and ensuring that people have good quality written or verbal information to help them make choices about their care.

Support people to understand their level of knowledge, skills and confidence (their Activation level) when engaging with their health and wellbeing.

Assist people to access self-management education courses, peer support or interventions that support them in their health and wellbeing and increase their Activation level.

Support people to take up training and employment, and to access appropriate benefits where eligible.

Provide coordination and navigation for people and their carers across health and care services, working closely with social prescribing link workers, other primary care professionals and health and social care colleagues; helping to ensure patients receive a joined-up service and the most appropriate support.

Work collaboratively with GPs and other primary care professionals within the PCN to proactively identify and manage a caseload, which may include patients with long-term health conditions, and where appropriate, refer back to other health professionals within the PCN.

Support the coordination and delivery of multidisciplinary teams with the PCN.

Raise awareness of how to identify patients who may benefit from shared decision making and support PCN staff and patients to be more prepared to have shared decision-making conversations.

Explore and assist people to access a personal health budget where appropriate.

Work with people, their families, carers and healthcare team members to encourage effective help-seeking behaviours;

Support the PCN in developing communication channels between GPs, people and their families and carers and other agencies;

Identify unpaid carers and help them access services to support them;

Conduct follow-ups on communications from out of hospital and in-patient services;

Maintain records of referrals and interventions to enable monitoring and evaluation of the service;

Support practices to keep care records up-to-date by identifying and updating missing or out-of-date information about the individual’s circumstances;

Contribute to risk and impact assessments, monitoring and evaluations of the service;

Work with commissioners, integrated locality teams and other agencies to support and further develop the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers (in a paid or voluntary capacity)
  • Experience of working within multi-professional team environments
  • Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role
  • Experience of data collection and using tools to measure the impact of services

Desirable

  • Experience or training in personalised care and support planning
  • Experience of working with elderly or vulnerable people, complying with best practice and relevant legislation

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Adult Care or NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or relevant experience
  • Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
  • Ability to use Microsoft Office applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Desirable

  • Minimum of 2 years' experience of working with healthcare professionals and/or previous experience in the NHS or social care or relevant field
  • Qualification in health or social care allied profession
  • Long term conditions and welfare rights basic training
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers (in a paid or voluntary capacity)
  • Experience of working within multi-professional team environments
  • Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role
  • Experience of data collection and using tools to measure the impact of services

Desirable

  • Experience or training in personalised care and support planning
  • Experience of working with elderly or vulnerable people, complying with best practice and relevant legislation

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Adult Care or NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or relevant experience
  • Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
  • Ability to use Microsoft Office applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Desirable

  • Minimum of 2 years' experience of working with healthcare professionals and/or previous experience in the NHS or social care or relevant field
  • Qualification in health or social care allied profession
  • Long term conditions and welfare rights basic training

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

Scarborough Medical Group

Address

463a Scalby Road

Scarborough

YO12 6UB


Employer's website

https://www.scarboroughmedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Scarborough Medical Group

Address

463a Scalby Road

Scarborough

YO12 6UB


Employer's website

https://www.scarboroughmedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

PCN Development and Transformation Manager

James Bowman

james.bowman@nhs.net

07444040201

Details

Date posted

23 February 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,894 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3880-24-0005

Job locations

463a Scalby Road

Scarborough

YO12 6UB


York House

King Street

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

YO11 1ND


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