Community Care Coordinator

NHS; Newport Pagnell; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Newport Pagnell is seeking an experienced care coordinator on a part-time basis (18 hours/week) to support the Community Health and Support team. The role involves improving patient health, preventing hospital admissions, and identifying community needs. Ideal candidates will have experience in healthcare or community support, strong communication skills, and be motivated by helping others. Attractive benefits include an NHS Pension Scheme and access to well-being services.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Life insurance

Access to counselling services via Wellbeing App

Qualifications

• Experience of working within healthcare or community support.
• Familiar with local resources and services.
• Able to deliver person-centred support in a non-judgmental way.

Responsibilities

• Improve health and wellbeing of patients.
• Prevent multiple unplanned hospital admissions.
• Identify unmet needs within the community.

Skills

Experience in healthcare

Strong listening skills

Communication skills

Motivated by helping people

Education

Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

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.

Main duties of the job

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

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
• All staff have access to our Wellbeing App - Wisdom with access to counselling services

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about thisrole, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working within healthcare, the voluntary or community sector, to support vulnerable groups.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent qualification (desirable not essential).

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.