Care Coordinator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Our Health Partnership

Our Health Partnership

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are seeking a Care Coordinator to join our growing team at Our Health Partnership, working for and across practices within the Moseley, Billesley & Yardley Wood Primary Care Network (MOBY PCN).

Please note, our head office is based in Cotteridge, however you will be required to work across any practices within the PCN area (B13, B14, B27 & B28)

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual who will coordinate the work of healthcare professionals and non-clinical staff including volunteers involved in the care of patients registered at GP practices within the wider PCN population.

About us

Our Health Partnership was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients.

We are currently a GP partnership of 33 practices with 42 surgeries.

176 GP partners and circa 80 salaried GPs in Our Health Partnership serving around 300,000 patients in Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Wolverhampton, Solihull and Shropshire.

The partnership offers a shared administrative and management structure, cutting down the time doctors have to spend on admin. It opens up economies of scale to get best value from budgets. It has the resources to develop innovative services and effective partnerships with local hospitals and care services. And it can access new funding streams that are only available to large GP organisations.

Job description

Job responsibilities

They will support the MDT with the weekly virtual home round through identification of people in need of review, or collation of information on people requiring an MDT review in addition to providing coordination, secretarial and administrative support to the MDT.

Please see the attached job description/person specification for full details.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of administrative duties
Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of working with confidential information and an understanding of service user confidentiality
Working in a busy and demanding environment whilst delivering in a timely manner

Desirable

Experience in use of databases
Knowledge/familiarity with medical terminology
Working in a multidisciplinary setting where influence and negotiation is required
Experience of working with healthcare professionals and or previous experience in the NHS or social care or relevant field
Experience working as a Care Coordinator
To have completed the BCU Care Coordination Training Course
Vulnerable adults awareness
Experience of care of the elderly
Understanding of current issues facing the NHS
Knowledge of social services structures Training in continuing care criteria
Understanding of health and social care processes

Qualifications

Essential

Computer literacy
Level 4 qualification (or relevant experience)

Desirable

Long term conditions training
Welfare Rights basic training

Skills & Attributes

Essential

Proven record of excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
Able to deal with service users sensitively
Able to work as part of a team
Able to prioritise and manage own workload

Desirable