Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated Lung Health Check Screening Review Meeting Co-coordinator to work within the Radiology Department. Working with the Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Leads, the post holder will co-ordinate and participate in weekly TLHC meetings ensuring all patients requiring discussion are listed for discussion in a timely fashion.
- Interview date: 15 March 2024
- 22 hours 30 minutes /week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will also be responsible for coordinating any necessary appointments/investigations, liaising with multi-disciplinary teams, GP's, patients and their carers in order to facilitate individual patient journeys through cancer pathways to reduce avoidable delays in diagnosis and treatment.
- The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt their approach in order to manage sensitive and contentious issues, dealing with patients and staff. Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams, they will possess excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and ensure consistent provision of service. The post holder will be required to work cross-site at both the Freeman Hospital and RVI.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, we have around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Co-ordinate and participate in weekly Lung Health Check (LHC) Screening Review Meeting (SRM)
- Ensure all patients requiring discussion are listed for discussion in a timely fashion
- Request all relevant previous imaging and ensure all imaging listed for review
- Document outcomes of SRM
- Ensure follow-up imaging re-listed for discussion and management decisions
- Coordinate any necessary appointments/investigations liaising with multidisciplinary teams, GPs, Patients and their carers in order to facilitate individual patient journeys through cancer pathways to reduce avoidable delays in diagnosis and treatment.
- Prepare reports and spreadsheets for LHC audit
- Facilitate communication of results to participants by letter and telephone
- Handover to other teams to facilitate safe and effective transition of care between services in order to provide seamless support for patients.
- Coach patients, their families and carers to ensure they are informed, available and prepared for investigations.
- To perform regular audit of specialist systems to ensure patient reviews are performed at correct interval periods and all follow up actions are completed to agreed schedule.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Co-ordinate and participate in weekly Lung Health Check (LHC) Screening Review Meeting (SRM)
- Ensure all patients requiring discussion are listed for discussion in a timely fashion
- Request all relevant previous imaging and ensure all imaging listed for review
- Document outcomes of SRM
- Ensure follow-up imaging re-listed for discussion and management decisions
- Coordinate any necessary appointments/investigations liaising with multidisciplinary teams, GPs, Patients and their carers in order to facilitate individual patient journeys through cancer pathways to reduce avoidable delays in diagnosis and treatment.
- Prepare reports and spreadsheets for LHC audit
- Facilitate communication of results to participants by letter and telephone
- Handover to other teams to facilitate safe and effective transition of care between services in order to provide seamless support for patients.
- Coach patients, their families and carers to ensure they are informed, available and prepared for investigations.
- To perform regular audit of specialist systems to ensure patient reviews are performed at correct interval periods and all follow up actions are completed to agreed schedule.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs (Grades A-C) including Maths and English Language (Grades 9-4) or can demonstrate equivalent work experience or qualification
- NVQ 4 or 3 plus additional training to diploma level equivalent or equivalent qualification / experience
Desirable
- Coaching or teaching qualification
- Microsoft Office Skills Training (MOST): Microsoft Office Specialist in Excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi professional working
- Experience of working within a NHS cancer care team
- Knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages, (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Desirable
- Experience in the use of data management
- Experience of coach/teaching patients and carers
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Be able to design and implement practical data collection policies, procedures and processes
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Capable of working under own initiative
- Excellent adaptive communication skills to manage sensitive and contentious issues
- Excellent organisational skills
Desirable
- Communication skills training
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs (Grades A-C) including Maths and English Language (Grades 9-4) or can demonstrate equivalent work experience or qualification
- NVQ 4 or 3 plus additional training to diploma level equivalent or equivalent qualification / experience
Desirable
- Coaching or teaching qualification
- Microsoft Office Skills Training (MOST): Microsoft Office Specialist in Excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi professional working
- Experience of working within a NHS cancer care team
- Knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages, (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Desirable
- Experience in the use of data management
- Experience of coach/teaching patients and carers
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Be able to design and implement practical data collection policies, procedures and processes
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Capable of working under own initiative
- Excellent adaptive communication skills to manage sensitive and contentious issues
- Excellent organisational skills
Desirable
- Communication skills training
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.
