Job summary
Calder & Ryburn Primary Care Network (PCN) consist of four GP practices and have a combined patient list of over 43000 patients. Our practices are Bankfield Surgery, Brig Royd Surgery, Stainland Road Medical Centre and Station Road Surgery. We have grown as a collaborative PCN over the past five years and now have over 30 members of staff working across the PCN.
Calder & Ryburn PCN are looking for a self-motivated individual to join our growing personalised care team. The team currently consists of care coordinators and social prescribing link workers who all work in GP practices across the PCN supporting patients from within the PCN footprint.
This exciting role will be working within Stainland Road Medical Centre and will join the fantastic practice team and PCN colleagues.
Main duties of the job
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About us
Pennine
GP Alliance is a member-led organisationrepresenting 19 GP practices
across Calderdale, organised into five Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Together,
our member practices care for a combined population of over 223,000 registered
patients.
We work extremely closely with general practice but also in
partnership with other local healthcare providers with a purpose to ensure
viable GP services remain at the heart of local communities, providing
sustainable and high-quality patient-focused healthcare.
Join our team and experience a workplace that truly values growth,
collaboration, and impact. We take pride in fostering a supportive and
inclusive environment where every team member is encouraged to listen, learn,
and lead. Together were dedicated to delivering better outcomes for GP
practices, and ultimately for the people of Calderdale.
At our organisation, your professional growth matters we are
committed to providing the resources and opportunities you need for continuous
development, ensuring you thrive both in your role and your career.
We look forward to receiving your application to join our team of
over 100 employees.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake work in line with PCN directed priorities.
- Proactively identify and work with a cohort of people to support their personalised care requirements, using the available decision support aids.
- provide coordination and navigation for your caseload across health and care services, alongside working closely with other primary care roles.
- direct liaison with multi agencies to coordinate care for patients.
- Raise awareness of health promotion and NHS health checks in practices.
- Support national screening programmes.
- Complete a variety of administrative tasks for different pieces of work in line with PCN priorities.
- Complete and chase referrals to the appropriate roles and services.
- Support Quality and Outcome Frameworks and other DES/LES specifications. Maintain and develop engagement with all practice staff and encourage the best practice.
- Raise awareness of shared decision-making and decision support tool and assist people to be more prepared to have a shared decision-making conversation.
- Ensure that people have good quality information to help them make choices about their care.
- Support the coordination and delivery of care home, ward rounds and MDTs within PCNs ensuring the Enhances Health in Care Homes model is delivered.
- Supporting residents in care homes/LD homes ensuring personalised care is delivered through collaborative working between health, social care, voluntary, community and social enterprise sector and care home partners.
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
- In the performance of the duties outlines in this job description the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients, their carers, practice, or staff information. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, or member practices may only be divulged to authorised person in accordance with PGPA policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data, or under the guidance of your manager.
- Where required competently carry out elements of the health check (A full check involves measurement of body mass index and waist circumference, pulse rate, blood pressure, height and weight, QRISK measurement, blood glucose, blood lipid, smoking and alcohol) and where required refer for further clinical advice.
- To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to the specific client group, mental health and community care delivery.
- To comply with the Professional Codes of Conduct and to be aware of changes in these. To maintain up to date knowledge of all relevant legislation and local policies and procedures implementing this.
- To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with currently quality initiatives within the work area.
- To comply with all relevant organisations policies, procedures, and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information and to be aware of any changes in these.
- To comply at all times with the PGPA's Information Governance related policies. Staff are required to respect the confidentiality of information about staff, patients and PGPA business and in particular the confidentiality and security of personal identifiable information in line with the Data Protection Act, All staff is responsible for ensuring that any data created by them is timely, comprehensive, accurate, and fit for the purposes for which it is intended.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake work in line with PCN directed priorities.
- Proactively identify and work with a cohort of people to support their personalised care requirements, using the available decision support aids.
- provide coordination and navigation for your caseload across health and care services, alongside working closely with other primary care roles.
- direct liaison with multi agencies to coordinate care for patients.
- Raise awareness of health promotion and NHS health checks in practices.
- Support national screening programmes.
- Complete a variety of administrative tasks for different pieces of work in line with PCN priorities.
- Complete and chase referrals to the appropriate roles and services.
- Support Quality and Outcome Frameworks and other DES/LES specifications. Maintain and develop engagement with all practice staff and encourage the best practice.
- Raise awareness of shared decision-making and decision support tool and assist people to be more prepared to have a shared decision-making conversation.
- Ensure that people have good quality information to help them make choices about their care.
- Support the coordination and delivery of care home, ward rounds and MDTs within PCNs ensuring the Enhances Health in Care Homes model is delivered.
- Supporting residents in care homes/LD homes ensuring personalised care is delivered through collaborative working between health, social care, voluntary, community and social enterprise sector and care home partners.
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
- In the performance of the duties outlines in this job description the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients, their carers, practice, or staff information. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, or member practices may only be divulged to authorised person in accordance with PGPA policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data, or under the guidance of your manager.
- Where required competently carry out elements of the health check (A full check involves measurement of body mass index and waist circumference, pulse rate, blood pressure, height and weight, QRISK measurement, blood glucose, blood lipid, smoking and alcohol) and where required refer for further clinical advice.
- To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to the specific client group, mental health and community care delivery.
- To comply with the Professional Codes of Conduct and to be aware of changes in these. To maintain up to date knowledge of all relevant legislation and local policies and procedures implementing this.
- To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with currently quality initiatives within the work area.
- To comply with all relevant organisations policies, procedures, and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information and to be aware of any changes in these.
- To comply at all times with the PGPA's Information Governance related policies. Staff are required to respect the confidentiality of information about staff, patients and PGPA business and in particular the confidentiality and security of personal identifiable information in line with the Data Protection Act, All staff is responsible for ensuring that any data created by them is timely, comprehensive, accurate, and fit for the purposes for which it is intended.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with healthcare profession and or previous experience in the NHS or social care of relevant field (including unpaid work )
- Experience of data collection and providing monitoring information to assess the impact of services.
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations.
- Experience of working with or in general practice.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary setting where influence and negotiation is required.
- Knowledge/familiarity with medical terminology.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting people, their families, and carers in a related role (including unpaid work).
- Experience in use of databases.
- Vulnerable adults awareness.
- Experience of care of the elderly.
Qualifications
Essential
- ECDL or equivalent Diploma/HNC level (or relevant experience).
- NVQ Level 2 Business Administration (or relevant experience).
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal continuous development.
Desirable
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent.
- Knowledge of primary care IT systems.
- Qualified to NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care.
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the personalised care approach.
- Advanced experience of using word, excel and PowerPoint including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports.
- Creative problem solver and willing to search for hard-to-find information.
- Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record in line with the law on spend convictions.
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis.
- Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work.
Desirable
- Knowledge of general practice clinical systems, such as, EMIS and SystmOne. Ability to read large amounts of information and extract the salient points.
- To analyse data and report on findings.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside core office hours.
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Full UK driving licence.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with healthcare profession and or previous experience in the NHS or social care of relevant field (including unpaid work )
- Experience of data collection and providing monitoring information to assess the impact of services.
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations.
- Experience of working with or in general practice.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary setting where influence and negotiation is required.
- Knowledge/familiarity with medical terminology.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting people, their families, and carers in a related role (including unpaid work).
- Experience in use of databases.
- Vulnerable adults awareness.
- Experience of care of the elderly.
Qualifications
Essential
- ECDL or equivalent Diploma/HNC level (or relevant experience).
- NVQ Level 2 Business Administration (or relevant experience).
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal continuous development.
Desirable
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent.
- Knowledge of primary care IT systems.
- Qualified to NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care.
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the personalised care approach.
- Advanced experience of using word, excel and PowerPoint including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports.
- Creative problem solver and willing to search for hard-to-find information.
- Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record in line with the law on spend convictions.
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis.
- Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work.
Desirable
- Knowledge of general practice clinical systems, such as, EMIS and SystmOne. Ability to read large amounts of information and extract the salient points.
- To analyse data and report on findings.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside core office hours.
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Full UK driving licence.
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.
