Swagga Pcn

**SWAGGA PCN**

**Care Coordinator - Cancer Services**

**Full Time (37.5 hours/week)**

**£25,147 Full Time**
- **Previous applicants need not apply**_

**SWAGGA PCN**

SWAGGA Primary Care Network (PCN) is a dynamic collaboration between seventeen practices across South Liverpool. We have a vision to improve patient care, tackle inequalities and provide outstanding support for our member practices. We plan to make a lasting impact upon the communities we serve and are developing ambitious plans for the future. As a result, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Care Co-ordinator to join our rapidly expanding team as part of the SWAGGA Primary Care Network.

**Who we’re looking for?**

We’re looking for someone who can work as part of a team to support our practices with this key area of work. Cancer screening across all member practices. You’ll need to be a strong communicator with good administration skills but most of all, we’re looking for people with passion and compassion.

As a crucial member of the team, you will help us improve care with a focus on addressing health inequalities and working with practices and other service providers to ensure referral pathways, access, information flow and care coordination takes place across these two key areas of work.

**The role.**

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Cancer Services, making reference to national requirements, data management, reporting to the wider PCN and Practice community and ensuring patients are empowered to navigate the local care system.

Where necessary, you will advise the PCN in relation to how services need to be redesigned to improve access and reduce inequalities.

Cancer Services
- Supporting practices to effectively record activity and improve QoF scores
- Understand and advise practices and the PCN in relation to national requirements
- Ensure effective communication and information sharing with patients
- Support practices to develop action plans relating to i) cancer screening ii) identifying patients at risk iii) mobile/pop up clinics

**Benefits**

As a SWAGGA PCN team member, you will be entitled to:

- Minimum starting salary of AfC Band 4 inc 1
- Access to the NHS Pension scheme
- 25 days per year annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Access to NHS training
- Permanent contract

In addition, we believe you will find SWAGGA PCN to be a supportive and enjoyable working environment. You’ll have access to a range of team members and a line manager who will agree your performance and personal objectives with you. Day to day, your workplace will include GP practices across the SWAGGA Network and some remote working.

**Our network of practices.**

Our network operates across the SWAGGA neighbourhood which includes:

- Margaret Thompson Medical Centre
- Garston Family Health Centre
- Grassendale Medical Centre
- The Village Surgery
- Mather Avenue Surgery
- Netherley Health Centre
- Storrsdale Medical Centre
- Gateacre Medical Centre
- Fulwood Green Medical Centre
- Woolton House Medical Centre
- The Ash Surgery
- Gateacre Brow Surgery
- The Village Medical Centre
- West Speke Health Centre
- Hunts Cross Health Centre
- Speke Neighbourhood Health Centre, Dr Singh
- Speke Neighbourhood Health Centre, Dr Thakur

Our combined patient population is approximately 100,000 and we work very closely with our community team and other local Healthcare providers. This includes Salaried GP's, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, Practice Nurses, Social Prescribers and First Contact Physiotherapists.

The post holder will also be required to travel from practice to practice and to other venues during fulfilment of their duties. You will also be required to complete online Care Coordinator training which is currently provided through NHS England.

**Job description**

**Cancer Services Care Coordinator**

SWAGGA PCN has a team of Care Coordinators working across a range of service areas, including Care Homes and Pharmacy Services. This is in addition to our Social Prescribers and various other roles, such as Physiotherapists.

This post will be focussed on supporting Cancer Care Services across the network, but you will also work with clinical and managerial leads within the PCN and member practices and a wider team.

In addition, key requirements of the role include:

- Collecting and analysing data for Cancer Screening services and member practices.
- Auditing and presenting information as requested by clinical leads.
- Liaising with GPs and other professionals and/or organisations.
- Organising and attending relevant meetings with interested parties.
- Feeding back key data and information to the wider PCN leadership team.
- Contributing to the development of the PCN’s wider strategic plans.
- Promoting Cancer Screening to the patient population.
- Call & Recall
- Supporting newly diagnosed patients
- End of Life

**Person specification**

**Knowledge and Experience**
- Core level of Math