Care NavigatorNHS

Job summary

Mill Road Surgery are seeking a friendly, efficient and organised Care Navigator to join our busy and dynamic team to support both sites on a part time basis.

This is a part-time position, working Monday to Friday. The specific working hours each day will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate, the start time each day is required to be 7:30am to support the operational needs of the practices.

The successful candidate will be compassionate, organised, adaptable and confident communicating with a wide range of people. They will be a flexible team player, willing to support colleagues across both practice sites and contribute positively to the delivery of excellent patient experience.

Main duties of the job

• Navigate patients to appropriate services, including GPs, nurses, pharmacists, community services and other healthcare providers.
• Recognise urgent situations and escalate appropriately in line with practice procedures and training
• Supporting reception duties across both practice sites, ensuring a welcoming and efficient service for patients
• Handle patient enquiries sensitively, professionally and confidentially
• Follow practice policies and procedures, including safeguarding and information governance.
• Maintain strict patient confidentiality

Job description

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

About us

We are a busy GP group with a total of over 22,000 patients over two sites in Colchester. We have been regularly voted top in the NHS patient survey for GP surgeries in Colchester.

Benefits include

• Competitive salary
• Further opportunities for future training and development.