Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Care Coordinator, you will:

• Assisting patients by directing patients to the most appropriate clinician or service.
• Dealing with appointment, home visit and telephone requests. Booking, amending, and cancelling patient appointments.
• Contacting patients to arrange annual health and wellbeing reviews, particularly for those with long-term conditions and patients who are housebound.
• Providing day-to-day administrative support, including processing letters, updating patient records, responding to patient enquiries and helping out on Reception when required.
• Encouraging patients who have missed their cancer screening appointments to attend by contacting them and helping arrange appointments.
• Arranging referrals to hospitals and community services, keeping track of their progress and following up where necessary.
• Supporting our vaccination programmes, including coordinating COVID-19 vaccinations for housebound patients and assisting with vaccine clinics when needed.
• Keeping patient records accurate, up to date and confidential using the practice clinical system.
• Speaking with eligible patients about NHS Weight Management Programmes and helping them access the right support.
• Working closely with GPs, nurses, the wider practice team and external healthcare providers to deliver joined-up, patient-centred care.
• Chasing referral appointments, reports and outcomes to help ensure patients receive the care they need without unnecessary delays.
• Following all NHS guidance, practice policies and information governance requirements to ensure safe and effective working.

Additional Information:The post holder will be expected to carry out all duties in accordance with relevant legislation, NHS guidance, practice policies and professional codes of conduct.This job description provides an overview of the role and key responsibilities. The successful candidate may be required to undertake other duties, in line with the needs of the practice.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• We are looking for someone who has:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to build positive relationships with patients and healthcare professionals.
• Confidence using IT systems and electronic patient records.
• The ability to remain calm and professional in a busy primary care environment.

Desirable

• Experience working within Primary Care, General Practice, the NHS, or another healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of NHS referral pathways and care coordination.
• EMIS Web experience

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

The Lyndhurst Surgery

Address

The Lyndhurst Surgery

53 Lyndhurst Drive

London

E10 6JB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.thelyndhurstsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)