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Care Navigator

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**Role Details Job Title**: Care Navigator Hours of work: 37 WTE hours per week Primary Location: The James Cochrane Practice, Helme Chase Surgery, Kendal, LA9 7HR and Maude Street Surgery, Kendal, LA9 4QE Line Manager: Office Manager Salary: £12.00 per hour Accountable to: Practice Operations Manager Responsible for: Enabling access to efficient and appropriate medical care Commencement date: 2024 Job Summary Main job functions (Note: In addition to these functions employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required.) Provide a professional first line response to all callers, whether in person, by telephone, or electronically Ensuring all medical administration duties are performed effectively and to the required standard, meeting the objectives of the practice. Primary Responsibilities The following are the core responsibilities of the Care Navigator There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. Care Navigation Provide a professional first line response to all callers, whether in person, by telephone, or electronically Explain practice arrangements and formal requirements to new patients and those seeking temporary cover ensuring procedures are completed correctly Receiving telephone and personal requests and enquiries from patients and ensuring sufficient information collected for triage purposes, making appointments/dealing with request as required Keeping up to date with changes in procedures and information affecting the post Ensuring that mail and specimens are ready for collection by the courier. Attend to any ad hoc IT issues, for example replacement of toners, printer issues etc Ensure public areas are kept clean and tidy Attending team meetings and practice learning sessions Open and close of premises procedures Core administration responsibilities Signpost patients to the correct service Process personal, telephone and e-requests for appointments Answer incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers request appropriately Initiating contact with and responding to, requests from patients, team members and external agencies Photocopy documentation as required Data entry of new and temporary registrations and relevant patient information as required Input data into the patients healthcare records as necessary Manage all queries as necessary in an efficient manner Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area always Monitor and maintain the reception area and notice boards Ensuring general office areas are kept tidy and safe in accordance with the Health and Safety and Fire policies.

Communicating information about any unresolved or urgent matter. Maintaining confidentiality regarding patient issues and the affairs of the practice Other specific duties which may be allocated to individual team members To help achieve this you must ensure that: - i)All enquiries, whether from patients or others, are handled in a timely, efficient, and courteous manner ii)Scanning of documents, record keeping, and distribution of documents is undertaken efficiently, accurately, and promptly iii)You are familiar with use of the computer and that entries on the computer are made accurately and promptly iv)Doctors letters are typed accurately and promptly, where required v)You know the written instructions regarding: doctors surgery times and their booking arrangements Practice Standing Orders for Staff how to identify a patient who will need a doctors immediate attention whether at home or in the surgery the various individual duties allocated to office staff Secondary Responsibilities Participate in training and service redesign activities Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other staff To perform computer searches as required with the clinical computer system Contribute to the achievement and maintenance of good to outstanding CQC registration status. Person Specification Care Navigator Qualifications Essential Desirable Educated to GCSE grade A-C equivalent in Maths and English ü Desire to learn and develop skills within the role ü Evidence of continuing education / professional development ü IT literacy to European Computer Driving License Equivalent ü Experience of working in a primary care or health care setting ü Awareness Quality and Outcomes Framework and Quality Improvement Scheme Frameworks, indicators ü Aptitudes and skills Essential Desirable Desire to learn and develop skills within the role ü Emis user skills ü Effective keyboard skills and good spelling ü Work ethic, self-starter, able to work autonomously ü Self-motivated, articulate, and diplomatic ü Effective time management (Planning & Organising) ü Ability to work as a part of a team and autonomously ü Ability to deal with members of the public in a courteous and understanding manner Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate with and understand a range of stakeholders ü