Care Coordinator, South & West Herefordshire PCN
Taurus Healthcare Limited
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Job summary
We are looking for a Care Coordinator to join the South & West Primary Care Network (PCN). This is an opportunity to support continuity of care for those who need it most. We are passionate about enabling personalised, joined up care and are looking for a new member of the S&W PCN Health & Wellbeing team to help us facilitate this for our patients in the S&W PCN
The successful candidate will work with each practice in the network. They will be a key player within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting care planning and coordinating communication between care homes, families, the general practice team, community, and mental health services.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive difference in how people and their families experience healthcare.
Main duties of the job
The Care Coordinator will coordinate care across the system, ensuring people access services which are joined up around their needs. The Care Coordinator will:
Co-ordinate care for patients as identified by the GP across health, social care, and mental health as appropriate, providing a single point of access for staff & service users into the Health & Wellbeing Team actively managing within the team appropriate allocation to services and the patients’ care plan delivery within a multi-disciplinary approach.
Facilitate smooth and planned discharge and handover between care settings across the health and social care system, including GP, acute, community, and be responsible for facilitating inter-agency communication and support.
Identify and work with a list of named patients with the aim of encouraging independence, reducing unnecessary admissions to hospitals, and supporting early discharge from hospital, improving the quality of care.
About us
The S&W PCN consists of 6 GP Practices working together and with our partner organisations to address health and wellbeing and health inequalities to a diverse and often rural population. We are very fortunate to be able to work closely together to understand the shared needs of our patient population and directly implement new ways of providing excellent patient care.
Taurus Healthcare was established in 2012, as the provider arm of the GP Federation serving 185,000 patients in Herefordshire. Founded and owned by the partners of the entire Herefordshire Primary Care community, Taurus is focused on providing excellent out of hospital services for patients. Our ethos is to provide high quality and cost-effective health outcomes that are delivered as close as possible to the patient’s home, whilst ensuring that patients who do require in hospital services are seen as quickly and effectively as possible.
Date posted
13 January 2022
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£22,000 to £23,000 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
S0001-22-1822
Job locations
Suite 1, Berrows Business Centre
Bath Street
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2HE
Employer details
Employer name
Taurus Healthcare Limited
Address
Suite 1, Berrows Business Centre
Bath Street
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2HE
Employer's website
https://www.herefordshiregeneralpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Recruitment
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