Care Coordinator- Aylesbury Central Primary Care Services

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person who wants to work supporting people by coordinating their health and social care services. We are seeking a dynamic individual who embraces change and is forth coming with innovative ideas to improve patient care. The care coordinator will be involved in supporting the clinical team to proactively identify and work with patients, including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide proactive, person-centred care planning, helping coordinate care, by bringing together the different specialists whose help that individual might need. This might involve a wide range of services, such as hospital care, community care, social care, housing and the voluntary sector.

This new role has been developed to support the delivery of better outcomes for patients living with multiple long-term conditions, to help them improve the quality of their life, fostering self-care, independence and patient choice. Supporting them to understand and manage their conditions and ensuring their changing needs are addressed.

In line with support provided to other staff groups, there will be networking and training opportunities across the network, to support the development of the care co-ordinator role within the network, and wider primary care in Buckinghamshire.

FedBucks is a federation of 47 GP practices covering a population of over 485,000 patients across Buckinghamshire. We began in 2016 and now employ around 200 members of staff across our head office sites, and our planned and unplanned care services.

As a GP Federation, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the provision of community-based healthcare services. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of planned and unplanned healthcare services in Buckinghamshire and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported, communicated with and respected, at a time when they may be feeling vulnerable. Our vision is to provide high quality, seamless health care that enables people to lead healthier lives, whilst feeling supported and cared for.

Aylesbury Central Primary Care Network (PCN) is a coloration of two practices in central Aylesbury, Whitehill Surgery and Berrycroft Community Health Centre, collectively we care for a patient population of 41,000. The successful applicant will be working will become part of a fast-moving PCN looking for innovative ways to meet our patient needs.

Salary: In the range of and up to £22,500-£24,500 WTE dependant on experience

Working hours:37.5 hours per week, will consider part time minimum weekly hours 15- with one Saturday per month

NHS Pension

33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 Support

Interviews will be held on Thursday 14th November 2024.