CARE COORDINATOR

CARE COORDINATOR: First Contact Clinical

As a Care Coordinator you will work with people to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services. You will act as a central point of contact to ensure appropriate support is made available to them and their carers; supporting them to understand and manage their condition and ensuring their changing needs are addressed. You will bring together all the information about a persons identified care and support needs and exploring options to meet these within a single personalised care and support plan, based on what matters to the person.

Position: Care Coordinator
Location: South Shields
Hours: Full Time
Salary Guide: £20,000 – £45,000
Last Updated: 30 August 2024
Job Category: Social Care

Care Coordinator Role:

A Care Coordinator, or Patient Care Coordinator works with both patients and Healthcare Professionals to ensure seamless, organised and effective care. Primary duties include rearranging care plans when problems arise, visiting patients to monitor the care provided and working with the care team to assess the treatment.

Other Duties:

• Ensuring that the staff deliver high-quality and personalised care to patients 
• Managing budgets and ensuring the financial effectiveness of medical care settings 
• Recruiting, training and supervising staff and communicating the needs of patients to Medical Staff 
• Ensuring health and safety compliance 
• Liaising with local community organisations and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders 
• Ensuring that all activities such as personal care and medication administration meet the required standards
• Preparing reports related to the progress of patients
• Planning and utilising resources and staying updated with the clinical knowledge to ensure that patients receive the best care