Tendring PCN has an exciting opportunity for a link worker to join our PCN on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2027.
Care coordinators and Social Prescribers play an important role within a PCN to proactively identify and work with people, including the frail/elderly and those with long term conditions, to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services. They will need to be able to work flexibly and supportively as a key member of the PCN practice teams and wider multidisciplinary PCN teams, adhering to local policies, procedures, and protocols.
The Reasonable Adjustments Digital Flag (RADF) Link Worker is responsible for ensuring that the General Practice identifies, records, verifies, updates, and shares Reasonable Adjustments for patients in accordance with the Reasonable Adjustments Digital Flag Information Standard mandated by NHS England. Adjustments for patients in accordance with the Reasonable Adjustments Digital Flag Information Standard mandated by NHS England. Providers must be fully compliant by 30 September 2026.
The RADF Link Worker plays a key role in supporting equitable access to healthcare for disabled people by ensuring reasonable adjustment needs are visible, accurate, and consistently shared across the NHS. The RADF is a national digital record on the NHS Spine that enables staff to view, record, and share necessary adjustments wherever a patient is treated.
Duties Include:
- Identification of Patients Requiring Reasonable Adjustments
- Recording and Maintaining Records
- Sharing and Coordination of Care
- Reviewing and Updating Records
- Policy and Compliance