Learning Disability Care Coordinator - KEN PCN

Our Health Partnership

The closing date is 29 April 2024

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Job summary

We are looking for a full-time Learning Disability Care Coordinator to join our existing team supporting patients across the Kingstanding, Erdington & Nechells Primary Care Network.

The ideal candidate will have experience working as a HCA as well as excellent administrative skills.

Main duties of the job

As care coordinator you will be coordinating a process to support the needs of patients with Learning Disability or Mental Health Diagnosis.

You will need to build relationships with each practice within the PCN and work closely with other Care Coordinators within the PCN to ensure the needs of patients are met.

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 30 practices with 39 sites, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, 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 and can access new funding streams that are only available to large GP organisations. It has the resources to develop innovative services and effective partnerships with local hospitals and care services.

Date posted

16 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,259 to £26,208 a year FTE. Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

B0300-24-0014

Job locations

1st Floor

1856 Pershore Road

Birmingham

B30 3AS


Bloomsbury Health Centre

63 Rupert Street

Birmingham

B7 5DT


Cotmore Surgery

169 Old Oscott Lane

Birmingham

B44 8TU


Oaks Medical Practice

199 Shady Lane

Birmingham

B44 9ER


College Road Surgery

452 College Road

Birmingham

B44 0HL


Small Health Medical Centre

2 Great Wood Road

Birmingham

B10 9QE


The Nechells Practice

63 Rupert Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B7 5DT


The Dove Primary Care Centre

60 Dovedale Road

Birmingham

B23 5DD


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be responsible for providing support to practices to ensure that patients receive regular check ups , medication reviews and Care plans.

The care coordinator will ensure that the persons needs are met, will value the important of their choice and decision making in their life, and will actively seek to encourage gifts and abilities.

The position is available immediately once a suitable candidate has been appointed, full induction will be provided to ensure mandatory training completed and an understanding of general practice.

The post holder will need to be motivated to develop the role based on the needs of the practices across the PCN, ideally creating a pathway to ensure all patients receive a high level of support to meet their health needs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be responsible for providing support to practices to ensure that patients receive regular check ups , medication reviews and Care plans.

The care coordinator will ensure that the persons needs are met, will value the important of their choice and decision making in their life, and will actively seek to encourage gifts and abilities.

The position is available immediately once a suitable candidate has been appointed, full induction will be provided to ensure mandatory training completed and an understanding of general practice.

The post holder will need to be motivated to develop the role based on the needs of the practices across the PCN, ideally creating a pathway to ensure all patients receive a high level of support to meet their health needs.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as a HCA
  • Experience in a patient/customer facing role
  • Administration experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience of working in a GP practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • GSCE grade A - C (or equivalent) in Maths and English, or higher level qualification

Desirable

  • NVQ3 in Health & Social Care

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Access to a vehicle and a full, clean driving licence is essential
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Excellent empathy and listening skills
  • Prioritisation skills
  • Good IT skills
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as a HCA
  • Experience in a patient/customer facing role
  • Administration experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience of working in a GP practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • GSCE grade A - C (or equivalent) in Maths and English, or higher level qualification

Desirable

  • NVQ3 in Health & Social Care

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Access to a vehicle and a full, clean driving licence is essential
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Excellent empathy and listening skills
  • Prioritisation skills
  • Good IT skills

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Our Health Partnership

Address

1st Floor

1856 Pershore Road

Birmingham

B30 3AS


Employer's website

https://ourhealthpartnership.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Our Health Partnership

Address

1st Floor

1856 Pershore Road

Birmingham

B30 3AS


Employer's website

https://ourhealthpartnership.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief (Consultant) Pharmacist

Clair Huckerby

clair.huckerby@ourhealthpartnership.com

01214221366

Date posted

16 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,259 to £26,208 a year FTE. Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

B0300-24-0014

Job locations

1st Floor

1856 Pershore Road

Birmingham

B30 3AS


Bloomsbury Health Centre

63 Rupert Street

Birmingham

B7 5DT


Cotmore Surgery

169 Old Oscott Lane

Birmingham

B44 8TU


Oaks Medical Practice

199 Shady Lane

Birmingham

B44 9ER


College Road Surgery

452 College Road

Birmingham

B44 0HL


Small Health Medical Centre

2 Great Wood Road

Birmingham

B10 9QE


The Nechells Practice

63 Rupert Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B7 5DT


The Dove Primary Care Centre

60 Dovedale Road

Birmingham

B23 5DD


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