Care Coordinator - Fairlop PCN

We are looking for individuals to join Fairlop PCN who will coordinate the work of healthcare professionals and non-clinical staff including volunteers involved in the care of patients registered at GP practices within the wider PCN population. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking PCN led Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). A key part of the role of a care coordinator role is in the Care Homes MDT. The successful candidate will act as a point of contact for residents, families and professionals who visit care homes, such as MDT members and in-reach specialists. You will have the opportunity to support and deliver exceptional care to the community, click apply to explore how your career can progress with us., Support patients to utilise decision aids in preparation for a shared decision-making conversation; Holistically bring together all of a persons identified care and support needs, and explore options to meet these within a single personalised care and support plan (PCSP); Help people to manage their needs through answering queries, making and managing appointments, and ensuring that people have good quality written or verbal information to help them make choices about their care; Support people to take up training and employment, and to access appropriate benefits where eligible; Support people to understand their level of knowledge, skills and confidence (their Activation level) when engaging with their health and wellbeing, including through the use of the Patient Activation Measure

Our mission in Redbridge is to strengthen, develop and support local general practice, to enable the delivery of high quality care to local people. We are in the very fortunate position where all 4 of the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Redbridge are working together as part of the Redbridge-wide GP federation Healthbridge Direct.

This means we are able to build strong clinical teams within and across the PCNs. We are now at the very start of an exciting journey of building a team of over 100 additional clinical roles to support and enable the delivery of services within each of our 4 PCNs. We are building teams within and across the PCNs to enable peer support and team working both within and across professions.