Care Coordinator - Durham, United Kingdom - Intrahealth Ltd

Intrahealth Ltd

Verified Company

Durham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Care coordinators play an important role within a practice and the PCN to proactively identify and work with people, including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services.

Care coordinators help patients negotiate their way through the NHS and so can help them organise secondary care follow up or appointments within the wider NHS.

They will also coordinate community care of complex patients after their admission to hospital. Their aim is to help people access the healthcare they need across all settings.

They will have good written and verbal communication skills and strong organisational and time management skills.

They will be highly motivated and proactive with a flexible attitude, keen to work and learn as part of a team and committed to providing people, their families and carers with high quality support.

This role is intended to become an integral part of the PCNs multidisciplinary team, working alongside social prescribing link workers, primary mental health workers and Wellbeing for Life to provide an all-encompassing approach to coordinating healthcare within the practice.

Please note that the role of a care coordinator is not a clinical role.