Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

MDT and Planning Coordinator

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Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about high quality patient care? If so, we would like to hear from you.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Coordinator in our Multi-Disciplinary Team to plan and support effective referral services for In-house Urgent Surgery, Acute Coronary Syndrome and Electrophysiology.

This role is fundamental within the Cardiology and Surgical Directorates, and you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and timely processing of referrals via the PRIS Referral system and tracking patient progress through the individual pathways and MDT team meetings.

You will be an experienced administrator with an eye for detail and an aptitude for using a variety of IT systems. Interpersonal skills are paramount as you will liaise with staff at all levels along with external agencies in person or on the telephone.

You will be part of our small friendly team and work alongside the Cardiology and Surgical teams, therefore the ability to work collaboratively is essential. You will be able to also work autonomously using your own initiative.

In return we offer training and developmental opportunities within a friendly team, working on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

The role requires you to work an early and a late on rotation between 8am and 5pm, to include bank holidays, along with one weekend in four. There is the possibility of hybrid working once fully trained.

Main duties of the job

Actively manage an accurate efficient administrative pathway service for IHU, ACS, and EP, in accordance local and national speciality guidelines to agreed standards. To be responsible for facilitating the multi-disciplinary team meetings. To maintain well-structured MDT meetings, through communicative foundation for effective collaborative team working.

To manage the administrative post MDT meeting process by enabling the necessary actions to ensure an efficient patient pathway. To be responsible for maintaining an accurate and up to date record for each patient's pathway using the patient tracker and for facilitating the multi-disciplinary team meetings

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2324-2-AD443

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths
NVQ- L3 in administration or equivalent experience

Desirable

RSA 1/2 typing or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team environment with a varied range of staff
Ability to effectively prioritise own workload and work to tight deadlines, adapting to change circumstances
Computer literate
Ability to use patient administration systems such as Lorenzo, CRIS and ICE
Working knowledge of MS word, excel databases, creating, saving, scanning and printing documents and reports.
Excellent organisational skills
Excellent verbal, written and numerical skills and the ability to communicate complex and sensitive issues
Ability to speak to all levels of staff internally and externally with confidence, tact and diplomacy
Ability to work well under pressure
Ability to work methodically and accurately
Collaborative Team working

Desirable

Previous experience within the NHS or health related organisation
Experience of IHU, ACS, EP pathways
Ability to use and manipulate Trust IT systems across varied disciplines, to identify patient information
Knowledge of CRIS
Knowledge of Lorenzo
Understanding the patient pathway of care through an acute trust setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Flexible approach to working hours (including the ability to work out of hours/ at weekends if required as stated in advert)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths
NVQ- L3 in administration or equivalent experience

Desirable

RSA 1/2 typing or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team environment with a varied range of staff
Ability to effectively prioritise own workload and work to tight deadlines, adapting to change circumstances
Computer literate
Ability to use patient administration systems such as Lorenzo, CRIS and ICE
Working knowledge of MS word, excel databases, creating, saving, scanning and printing documents and reports.
Excellent organisational skills
Excellent verbal, written and numerical skills and the ability to communicate complex and sensitive issues
Ability to speak to all levels of staff internally and externally with confidence, tact and diplomacy
Ability to work well under pressure
Ability to work methodically and accurately
Collaborative Team working

Desirable

Previous experience within the NHS or health related organisation
Experience of IHU, ACS, EP pathways
Ability to use and manipulate Trust IT systems across varied disciplines, to identify patient information
Knowledge of CRIS
Knowledge of Lorenzo
Understanding the patient pathway of care through an acute trust setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Flexible approach to working hours (including the ability to work out of hours/ at weekends if required as stated in advert)

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

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)