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Care Navigator
Role summary
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The Care Navigator supports patients as the first point of contact for East Park Medical Centre. Requirements typically include strong communication and customer-service skills, administrative experience, accurate computer and record-keeping abilities, and the confidence to handle telephone and face-to-face enquiries sensitively. The successful candidate will assess patients’ needs, arrange appropriate appointments, signpost them to health and community services, manage confidential information, and work effectively with clinicians and practice staff. Candidates are expected to remain calm under pressure, demonstrate empathy, maintain professional boundaries, follow NHS procedures, and provide an efficient, inclusive service. Experience in general practice, healthcare administration, or a similar patient-facing environment is advantageous.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About East Park Medical Centre
East Park Medical Centre is an NHS general practice providing primary healthcare services to its registered patient population in the United Kingdom. Like other GP practices, it is likely to offer services including routine consultations, chronic-condition management, vaccinations, health checks, referrals, prescription support, and preventative care. The practice works with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, administrative staff, and wider community services to coordinate patient care. A Care Navigator contributes by helping patients access the right professional or service efficiently, while ensuring that enquiries and personal information are handled respectfully and confidentially. The working environment is generally busy and team-oriented, with a strong focus on patient experience, safeguarding, equality, accurate records, and compliance with NHS standards. Specific services, staffing arrangements, and employment benefits should be confirmed directly with the medical centre or in the official vacancy information.