Patient Care Coordinator
| Posting date: | 05 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £23,350.00 to £26,325.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £23350.00 - £26325.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2026 |
| Location: | 1 The Broadwalk, Salford, M6 5FX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | A4010-26-0001 |
Summary
SUMMARY OF THE CARE COORDINATOR ROLE Our PCN has over 78,500 registered patients and we have collectively identified an increased number of patients registering with complex communication and social needs, in particular: Speech and language barriers Learning difficulties Agoraphobia and other major anxieties Complex social needs Patients at risk of loneliness and isolation The PCN is committed to working together to set up a group of PCN Care Coordinators to work across the PCN practices sharing key skills and knowledge to ensure patients identified as requiring extra support have this provided to them. The PCN practices have agreed to cross cover during sickness and holidays to maintain the same level of service to the patients even during those times with GP supervision in place. The PCN team will meet regularly to utilise population health intelligence to proactively identify and work with a cohort of patients to deliver personalised care. Share ideas and information on learning and outcomes, especially during the development and embedding stage. These posts will also be supporting the early cancer diagnosis and cancer care quality improvement work by supporting the PCN and its practices to improve their processes, achieve their targets and working with patients to help them ensure they have the right support at each stage of their journey. You will work collaboratively with the general practice teams, including social prescribing link workers, to meet the needs of patients and to support the delivery of the Primary Care Network's responsibilities and objectives. The PCN DES outlines the core objectives for this new role and the part they will play in supporting the practices to achieve this. The practice management has agreed, with your support, to deliver regular reports demonstrating how the role is meeting the agreed PCN objectives and KPIs that may include the number of patients seen, outcomes, lessons learned, and challenges faced.