Care Coordinator - Manchester Urgent Care

gtd healthcare is one of the largest NHS commissioned Primary and Urgent care providers in North West England, we have a number of excellent part time and flexible working opportunities for Care Co-ordinator roles to support our patient services in Greater Manchester. Our services operate 24/7 providing vital patient care from Ashton Primary Care Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, North Manchester General Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital and Denton Clinical Hub. We are recruiting flexible, part time roles, up to 30 hours a week, across midweek evening and overnight shifts and weekend daytime, evening and overnight shifts. Care Co-ordinators are the first point of contact for health care professionals, patients and relatives of patients accessing NHS urgent and non-urgent care services, they are pivotal in the smooth running of our services and ensure patients are directed to the most appropriate healthcare service or pathway. Driving (optional role addition) Within the Care Co-ordinators service, Driving Care Co-ordinators support our clinical teams with a home visiting service, to bring healthcare professionals to the patient when its required. If desired, driving shifts are available as part of your care co-ordinator role. Drivers must hold full UK license, be over the age of 25 and no more than 3 license points to operate our vehicle., The role of the care co-ordinator is fundamental to the smooth running of the out of hours and urgent care service. Duties include

• Answering the telephone
• Reception
• Data entry
• Corresponding via emails and text messages
• Signposting to relevant services
• Basic reporting
• Driving (if over the age of 25 & less then 3 driving points)
We are keen to develop and support staff to excel their career aspirations whilst making a positive difference to patients and the community. We put our people at the heart of everything we do. We are a values driven organisation and we are passionate about providing the best possible healthcare for our patients.

At gtd healthcare we believe we do things differently. Our not-for-profit ethos, with a drive to innovate care offers patients the best experience possible and a unique opportunity to transform services. We are keen to develop and support staff to excel their career aspirations whilst making a positive difference to patients and the community. We put our people at the heart of everything we do. We are a values driven organisation and we are passionate about providing the best possible healthcare for our patients.

As an employee of gtd healthcare, you'll be able to take advantage of our benefits package, including:
• working for a values-driven organisation;
• Real living wage employer;
• access to Wagestream, which provides flexible and on-demand access to stream your pay during the month, in real-time, when picking-up extra shifts;
• 30 days annual leave, rising to 32 after five years of continuous service;
• flexible pension benefits including NHS pension scheme;
• flexible working hours and policies;
• family friendly and carer policies;
• opportunities to apply for innovation and quality awards;
• access to gtd healthcares wellbeing initiatives, which offer a wide range of tools and resources;
• gtd healthcare social and fun activities;
• cycle to work scheme.