LS25-26 PCN Care Co-ordinator

South & East Leeds GP Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

South & East Leeds GP Group is seeking Care Coordinators to join our PCN, helping to reduce health inequalities and support meeting PCN and practice targets. They will identify, engage with and proactively coordinate personalised care for the most vulnerable people in our community.

They will work closely with practice and PCN staff and with other practices as a team, sharing learning and best practise across the PCN to improve engagement and self-management for patients and carers.

Job description

Our Care Coordinators will play an important role within the PCN to reduce health inequalities and support meeting our PCN and practice targets. They will be working closely with practice and PCN staff to identify, engage with and proactively coordinate personalised care and support planning for the most vulnerable people in our community, including the frail/elderly, people living with severe mental illness or learning disabilities, and those with long-term health conditions.

As well as being linked with individual practices they will work together as a team. This will include sharing learning and best practise both within the team and across the PCN.

Support with patient engagement, which will include ensuring that information is accessible for all and having conversations with patients and carers to increase understanding, alleviate concerns and increase engagement and self-management.

To support people in preparing for or following-up clinical conversations they have with primary care professionals (including health checks) to enable them to be actively involved in managing their care and supported to make choices that are right for them. You will use knowledge of health and social services available in the locality, including those offered by the community and voluntary sector, to link people up with these and help them overcome any barriers they might encounter. The aim is to help people improve their quality of life and avoid unplanned hospital admissions.

We are a dynamic, forward thinking PCN team who are passionate about developing and delivering excellent quality local services to meet the needs of our patients. Please have a look at our website to find out more about our team, projects, services and partners. (www.ls2526pcn.co.uk)