Community Care Coordinator

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Newport; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an experienced part-time care coordinator to support patients in managing their health and social care needs. The ideal candidate will have experience in healthcare or community sectors, strong person-centred support skills, and the ability to communicate effectively. Benefits include an NHS Pension Scheme, life insurance, and health service discounts. Join us in our aim to improve the wellbeing of our patients and help them live well at home.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Life insurance

Health service discounts

Qualifications

• Experience of working within healthcare or community sector to support vulnerable groups.
• Familiar with local resources and services.
• Motivated by helping people with care and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and their carers with health and social care needs.
• Complete holistic person-centred care planning assessments.
• Proactively identify unmet needs in the community.

Skills

Experience in healthcare or community sectors

Person-centred support

Strong listening and communication skills

Education

Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

About the Role

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre are looking for an experienced care coordinator to join our Community Health and Support team on a part-time basis for 18 hours per week.

The Community Health and Support team is part of our community teams and wider primary impact team under The Bridge PCN. The aim of the team is to support patients and their carers with health and social care needs to remain living well at home to:

• improve health and wellbeing
• prevent multiple unplanned hospital admissions
• reduce frequent use of GP services
• proactively identify unmet needs in the community

About the Candidate

If you are a skilled care co-ordinator, with excellent person-centred planning experience and strong local knowledge for accessing key support, then we would love to hear from you.

The ideal applicant will have the following skills, experience and qualifications:

• Experience of working within healthcare, the voluntary or community sector, to support vulnerable groups.
• Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent qualification (desirable not essential).
• Familiar with local resources and services, including how to access them.
• Motivated by helping people, with care and empathy.
• Able to deliver person-centred support in a non-judgmental way.
• Experience of completing holistic person-centred care planning assessments.
• Strong listening and communication skills.

About Us

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is based in the town of Newport Pagnell and we have further sites within the Kingfisher area and Willen areas. We are a large training practice working across the three sites and we have our own PCN - The Bridge.

Our ethos is compassionate care.

Benefits include:

• NHS Pension Scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
• Life insurance
• 20% employer contribution
• Health service discounts
• All staff have access to our Wellbeing App - Wisdom with access to counselling services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.