Care Co-ordinator - Bristol, United Kingdom - Healthwest
2 weeks ago
Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Primary Care Network Care Co-ordinator
Job Title:
PCN Care Co-ordinator
Responsible to:
Healthwest PCN Board
Accountable to:
PCN Manager
Location:
Pembroke Road Surgery
Hours: 25+
Remuneration:
£21,500-£24k FTE depending on skills & experience
Contract Type:
Permanent
Primary Care Networks are emerging collaborations between groups of practices to develop services to improve patient care and reduce health inequalities.
Healthwest PCN is a mature PCN in the heart of Bristol, comprising Pembroke Road Surgery, The Family Practice, The Student Health Service and Whiteladies Health Centre.
You will be part of a developing multi-disciplinary team (MDT). You will work closely with the MDT providing an efficient, professional, and flexible service to our patients.
You will take a holistic approach to bringing together a patient's care and support needs and draw up personalised care and support plans (PCSP).
You will support the PCN Manager in coordinating all key activity including access to services, advice and information, ensuring health and care planning is timely, efficient and patient-centred.
Roles and responsibilities
To work with the GPs and other primary care professionals within the PCN to proactively identify and work with a cohort of patients to deliver personal care.
To work closely and in partnership with the Social Prescribing Link Workers (SPLWs) and the wider Community Services including Sirona, to explore care options based on what matters to the person.
To support patients to utilise decision aids in preparation for a shared decisions-making conversation and to help create single personalised care and support plans, in line with best practice.
To help people 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.
This may include supporting people to take up training and employment, self-management education courses and access appropriate benefits where eligible.
To support people to understand their level of knowledge, skills and confidence (their "Activation" level) when engaging with their health and wellbeing, by utilising the Patient Activation Measure.
Support the on-going Covid Vaccination programme, answering queries from patients and aiding the PCN Manager with the organisation of clinics.
Coordinate flu bookings for practices.
Work with the PCN Manager to produce reports on the delivery of the PCN DES.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Evidence of a sound education to A level standard or equivalent
Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development
Administrative support experience
Experience and success of communicating with people
Experience of working in teams; able to promote teamwork
Working in a computer environment
Knowledge and Understanding
Relevant knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and the wider Health and Social Care policies
An appreciation of the NHS agenda and Government targets
Skills and Competencies
Computer literate with an ability to use EMIS
(desirable) and Microsoft office packages
(essential)
Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
Able to analyse, interpret and present data
Has attention to detail, able to work accurately
Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members and other healthcare professionals. Whilst recognising people's needs for alternative methods of communication
An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
Attributes
Works effectively independently and as a member of a team
Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
Self-motivated and proactive
Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
Adaptability,
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