EAS - Care Coordinator -18.75 Hours - Hyndburn Central

The East Lancashire Alliance is recruiting a care coordinator to join the team within the Hyndburn Central PCN.

This role will involve working with the various practice sites across Hyndburn central, The role may also interlink with the other teams such as the Pharmacists. Initially a fixed term contract of 2 years, with the possibility after that term, to extend or become permanent. This role requires the post holder to be flexible regarding the working pattern, to ensure all the practices within the PCN are supported according to patient needs etc.

Main duties of the job

Please note that the role of a Care Coordinator is NOT a clinical role.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of wide-ranging and efficient administrative support the Hyndburn Central Primary Care Network (PCN). Typically this support may include the arrangement of meetings, dealing with correspondence, document management, preparing short reports, creating spreadsheets, responding to and the forwarding of e-mails and other administrative tasks such as the minute taking of PCN meetings.

The East Lancashire Alliance is a network of 9 PCNs covering 48 GP practices covering a population of over 390,000 patients across East Lancashire. 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. The Alliance are proud to represent our member practices and to champion our Primary Care Partners, by working with local general practice, and other system partners in the provision of patient centred, local healthcare services.

Each practice has a close-knit team of staff who collectively seek to improve the health of their patient populations.

East Lancashire is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside, to the heart of the vibrant inner Towns and Villages with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.