Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced registered Nurse and in addition any roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.

Requirements and Qualifications:

Valid registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and full nurse qualification.

Primary Care nursing experience

Strong clinical assessment and communication skills

Good team working skills

You must have full UK working eligibility

Offer subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

Essential

• Valid registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and full nurse qualification.
• Accredited to carry out cervical screening and women's health consultations, children's and adult's vaccinations - both routine and for travel or ad hoc
• Familiar with managing chronic long-term conditions through annual and ad hoc reviews - giving advice and recommending further assessment by GP, Community, Specialists where indicated
• You must have previous experience working as a nurse in general practice
• You must have full UK working entitlement

Desirable

• Womens Health: experience fitting implants and pessaries would be useful though not essential

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience working as a registered nurse
• Previous experience working in general practice
• Experience assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care
• Experience managing long-term conditions
• Experience working within clinical policies and procedures

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC registered)
• Practice Nurse qualification
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Borchardt Medical Centre

Address

62 Whitchurch Road

Manchester

M20 1EB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.borchardtmc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Pay: £12.78 - £13.16 per hour

Job description:

Care Coordinator Borchardt Medical CentreLocation: The Borchardt Medical Centre, 62 Whitchurch Road, Manchester, M20 1EB

Hours: 20 Hours spread over 3 days. Working Wednesday 8-3pm, Thursday 8-3pm and Friday 8am-2pm.

Salary: £12.78 whilst in probation, wage review after completion of compulsory training and a successful probationary period.

The Borchardt Medical Centre is seeking a proactive, organised, and patient-focused Care Coordinator to join our friendly General Practice team. This is an exciting opportunity to support our patients in accessing the right care at the right time, while helping to improve the continuity and quality of services across the practice and wider Primary Care Network (PCN).As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will help patients navigate health, social care, and voluntary sector services, support long-term condition management, and contribute to improving patient experience and outcomes. The role also includes undertaking phlebotomy and clinical filing/coding as part of patient care.

What Youll Do

Patient Coordination & Navigation

• Act as a central point of contact for patients needing additional support.
• Coordinate appointments, investigations, and follow-up actions.
• Help patients understand and access a wide range of services.
• Support patients to attend and engage with their healthcare appointments.

Proactive Support for Long-Term Conditions

• Identify patients who require reviews, such as frailty, chronic disease, and cancer care reviews.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, social prescribers, and wider PCN colleagues.

Administrative & Coordination Duties

• Manage recall systems for long-term condition clinics.
• Maintain accurate records on clinical systems (EMIS).
• Prepare information for MDT meetings and follow up actions.
• Support quality improvement and patient experience projects.
• Be proactive in ensuring QoF targets are met.

Communication & Relationship Building

• Build trusting and supportive relationships with patients, carers, and families.
• Liaise with community teams, hospitals, social care, and voluntary organisations.
• Encourage patient self-management and empowerment.

Phlebotomy

• Perform venepuncture safely and in line with practice protocols.
• Correctly label, record, and handle specimens.
• Ensure patient comfort, identification, and informed consent.
• Recognise and escalate concerns or adverse reactions.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support the management of the practices Single Point of Contact (SPOC) system for chronic disease management and care home coordination.
• Provide administrative support to clinicians and the Practice Manager, including delegating and following up tasks where appropriate.
• Participate in mandatory training, induction, appraisal, and service development activities.
• Maintain a clean and effective working environment.
• Undertake other reasonable duties aligned to the role.

What Were Looking For

Essential

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work with vulnerable or complex patients.
• Confident IT user (including EMIS).
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Trained in venepuncture.

Desirable

• Experience in health, social care, or community support roles.
• Understanding of personalised care approaches.
• Knowledge of local NHS and social care pathways.

Personal Qualities

• Empathetic, patient-centred approach.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Respectful of confidentiality and professional boundaries.

Why Join Us?

Youll be working within a supportive, progressive practice that values teamwork, innovation, and compassionate patient care. This is a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to patients lives.

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work with vulnerable or complex patients.
• Confident IT user (including EMIS).
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Trained in venepuncture.

Desirable

• Desirable
• Experience in health, social care, or community support roles.
• Understanding of personalised care approaches.
• Knowledge of local NHS and social care pathways.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Borchardt Medical Centre

Address

62 Whitchurch Road

Manchester

M20 1EB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.borchardtmc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)