Care Coordinator

NHS; Inkersall Green; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a part-time Care Coordinator based in Inkersall Green. The successful candidate will support a busy respite care home, managing registrations and prescriptions while ensuring excellent patient care and communication. Ideal applicants should possess experience in healthcare settings and maintain good administrative and interpersonal skills. This position emphasizes teamwork, and offers opportunities for professional development alongside a supportive work environment.

Benefits

NHS pension

Training and development opportunities

Well-being initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience working in a pharmacy, healthcare or general practice setting.
• GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent qualification.
• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or related healthcare qualification.

Responsibilities

• Manage registrations and prescription management of a busy respite care home.
• Provide professional and holistic administration support for patients discharged to the home.
• Work within the Administration team to achieve excellent patient care.

Job description

Care Coordinator

The closing date is 23 December 2025

We have an opportunity for 1 x part-time (22.5 hours per week), Care Coordinator based at Royal Primary Care East sites, based in Chesterfield.

You will join a growing establishment committed to being a flagship organisation and an at scale provider of primary care services in the Midlands. If you are enthusiastic, caring and passionate about delivering the highest quality care, keeping patients at the heart of all you do, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen to join our growing team at Royal Primary Care and we are looking for an enthusiastic part-time Care Coordinator to work within our busy medical practice within the Chesterfield area focusing on supporting patients who are in respite care at a local Care Home.

The successful candidate's main responsibilities will be to manage the registrations and prescription management of a busy respite care home.

This role will require excellent IT skills, good prioritisation skills and an understanding of General Practice processes or relevant transferable skills.

Other essential skills are the ability to work as part of a team, have a good level of qualification (or equivalent experience) and competency in Maths and English.

About us

Our vision is to be an exceptional provider of family medicine, dedicated to our patients, and we're on a mission to improve our community's health and reduce inequality.

Royal Primary Care surgeries are part of Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust and this brings the benefits of being part of a larger organisation. As well as an NHS pension, you'll have access to training and development opportunities and a whole raft of well-being initiatives to look after your physical and mental health. At Royal Primary Care, your happiness is at the heart of our appraisal system, and we place great importance on everyone feeling included. You'll have an equal say in how we look after you through access to our annual staff survey.

(Please note although this is not Agenda for Change - we do offer our employees a good package of benefits)

Job responsibilities

To work within the Administration team with a focus on achieving excellent patient care via the telephone and face to face. The successful candidate's main responsibilities will be to manage the registrations and prescription management of a busy respite care home, providing professional and holistic administration support for all patients who are discharged to the home ensuring a smooth and safe transition from hospital to respite to home.

Please see the attached job description for a full breakdown of the duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience working in a pharmacy, healthcare or general practice setting
• Experience of managing clinical administrative tasks / workload
• Experience of working within a multi professional team
• Experience of registering new patients
• Experience of managing patient prescriptions

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise own workload
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work independently or as part of a team
• Good interpersonal skill and customer service skills
• Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders creating good working relationships
• Knowledge of clinical systems ie SystmOne
• Knowledge of NHS prescription and medication guidelines.
• Understanding of Electronic Prescribing Service (EPS).

Qualifications and Training

• GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent qualification.
• NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in Pharmacy Services or related healthcare qualification or willing to work towards.

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 name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust