Focused Care Practitioner
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | Rochdale, OL11 1AD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0212-26-0011 |
Summary
Job Summary: To manage own caseload of complex and vulnerable cases, appropriately referred from GPs and other members of the team. To assess needs of patients and families in complex/vulnerable situations and to work as an advocate to develop effective care plans in partnership with the families, to ensure that these needs can be met. To help the practice develop new ways of working to deliver whole person healthcare to patients, families and the community. To build strong relationships between the practice and other statutory bodies, voluntary organisations and the community. To pro-actively seek to build-up the community, in order to offer community as well as practice solutions, to meet the health needs of individual patients and their families. Duties & Responsibilities: To attend multi-disciplinary practice meetings. To prepare relevant reports based on assessment and case findings. To ensure good communications between agencies and attend multi-agency meetings where appropriate. To work transparently and in such a way that any further focused care workers can easily take on this role. To access clinical supervision regularly in order to maintain gold standard of practice and care. To ensure record keeping complies with practice, NMC or other professional standards and child protection guidelines: to initiate and maintain a gold standard of records which is accessible to the relevant agencies within patient confidentiality guidelines. To maintain accurate, confidential and up-to-date documentation on all cases of safeguarding and child protection and report where required. Encourage GP practice staff to have increased awareness of households (including adults and children) who may be in need of safeguarding of have additional vulnerability. When working with adults complete the Initial assessment on all adults, which provides a structure that identifies adults who may be at risk. To work in line with all practice policy and procedures. This job description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically after review and consultation. You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties, which may be requested from time-to-time.