QOF Coordinator

Flitwick Surgery in Bedford, has a great opportunity for an experienced QOF Co-ordinator to join our team on a part-time basis for 4 days a week. We will consider hybrid/flexible working for the right candidate. This key role is responsible for ensuring the practice continues to achieve its QOF achievement and meet local and national targets.

The successful post holder will possess excellent IT skills, communications skills, be enthusiastic and committed to delivering the highest standard of patient care and be able to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment.

• Co-ordinate all matters concerned with the quality outcome framework (QOF) and other contracts held by the Practice (include Local and National DES/Enhanced Services, PCN Network DES and public health services).
• Understand the contractual business rules. They will keep up to date with any changes as they are published and how they impact on patient care, practice processes and targets.
• Monitor practice performance and take up of our services by patients in relation to national and local targets set to the practice.
• Ensure the administration of the quality outcome framework (QOF) and other contracts held by the Practice (include Local and National DES/Enhanced Services, PCN Network DES and public health services) are carried out within the Practice’s guidelines, policies and protocols.
• Play an active role in supporting patient care by co-ordinating and ensuring long term reviews are carried out promptly and that eligible patients are called in for regular reviews or services in a timely manner across the year. This will include developing, updating and maintaining recall systems as well as drafting practice protocols.

Please see job description for further details. 

Applicants should have the following skills and experience:

• Candidates must have prior working knowledge of QOF targets and will be performing/have performed a similar role. 
• Working knowledge of SystmOne desirable. 
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. 
• Use to working in a fast paced office environment.
• Knowledge of the Data Protection act and how this is applied in practice.
• Understanding and experience of databases, searches, coding, and extraction of data for reporting purposes.
• Good IT skills and Excel experience.
• Previous experience working within a GP practice desirable. 

Flitwick is a busy surgery, run as a partnership and serving a practice population of 14,250 patients. The clinical team consists of GPs, ANPs/minor illness nurses, a paramedic, pharmacists, practice nurses, HCAs, FCPs and a Health & Wellbeing Coach. We are a training practice for GPs and also take part in medical research.  We are part of Green Vale Health PCN.

Due to our location in Flitwick, a commuter town in rural Bedfordshire, the practice population is diverse, covering patients of all life stages. We have good links to the A6 and M1.

We offer our employees the following benefits:

• NHS pension scheme, a defined benefits scheme.
• Annual leave: 210 hrs per annum, FTE, and bank holidays.
• Parking for staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.