Care Coordinator with a focus on CVD
The Central Surgery
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Job summary
North Care Network
We are looking to recruit a Care Coordinators with a focus on cardiovascular disease to join our growing multi-disciplinary team (the role would particularly suit a Health Care Assistant Band 3-4 dependent on skill set and potential for additional training).
This exciting role will work as part of a wide team to help identify and reduce health inequalities in CVD related illness for our patients and improve health and wellbeing outcomes.
The successful candidates will take a hands on approach to identifying and managing patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and to managing patients with established cardiovascular disease.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties include:
Coordinate and perform all aspects of the NHS Health check on suitable patients including blood pressure checks, taking blood and making risk factor enquiries. Provide advice and signposting for support and treatment based on the findings.
Counsel patients on their risk factors for cardiovascular disease and how to modify them.
Coordinate the loan and return of home blood pressure monitors and ambulatory blood pressure monitors, guiding patients on their use and follow up care.
Identify patients who have not received or accepted follow up care for their conditions, making contact with them and supporting them to access care.
Provide coordination and support for people and their carers across health and care services, closely working alongside social prescribing link workers and other primary care roles.
Liaise with allied services such as NHS stop smoking services and weight management services ensuring timely and appropriate referral.
Coordinate and deliver health assessments such as BP checks, height and weight measurement, urine dip tests and ECGs documenting results on the clinical system.
Running evening drop-in sessions for patients to have blood pressure checks and weight monitoring as well as receiving support to modify their reversible cardiovascular risk factors.
Maintain accurate and up to date clinical records.
About us
North Care Network (NCN ) is a forward thinking Primary Care Network based in North Lincolnshire, with a registered patient population of approximately 33,859 across the 3 member practices. Our multidisciplinary teams are committed to reducing health inequalities and improving health and wellbeing outcomes by providing high quality care coordinated care, with a focus on prevention, early identification, and improved management of existing disease/illness.
Our member practices are Central Surgery (Barton upon Humber), Winterton Medical Practice (Winterton) and Bridge Street Surgery (Brigg).
Date posted
19 February 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience 11.22 hr. plus entitlement to NHS Pension
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A0161-24-0005
Job locations
Bridge Street Surgery
53 Bridge Street
Brigg
DN20 8NT
Employer details
Employer name
The Central Surgery
Address
Bridge Street Surgery
53 Bridge Street
Brigg
DN20 8NT
Employer's website
https://www.centralsurgery-barton.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)