Neurology Investigations Co-ordinator

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Relationships

• Working closely with Lead Clinicians and other MDT members including nurses, AHPS and administration team
• Working closely with extended MDT members to ensure effective communication pathways to support the patient pathway
• Work with clinical support services to ensure investigations are received in appropriate time frames.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To work closely with the Team Lead, Clinical Teams, non-clinic teams and Diagnostic Services to ensure patients are actively managed through the Neurology / Neuromuscular Pathway.
• To monitor patients pathways from referral, through diagnostics, treatment planning and treatment, highlighting any potential delays in the pathway and ensuring accurate data collection to support the process and report to clinical offices and clinical teams any discrepancies

• To ensure that appropriate requests for investigations are monitored following the clinicians instructions. If diagnostic delays occur or appear imminent liaise with the relevant service for action.
• To support the division in implementation of robust follow-up tracking, ensuring no patient is ever lost to follow up
• Planning of appropriate investigations ahead of clinic appointments and communications with parents.
• Co-ordinating elective admissions for patients including those attending day case for planned treatments.
• To liaise with other departments

Person Specification

Education and training

Essential

• GCSEs English and Math's or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• European Computer Driving License (EDCL)

Experience

Essential

• NHS experience
• Office organizational skills. Able to input and analyze data to support MDT outcomes
• Conduct audits to report on outcomes

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of a full range of administrative systems, software programmes etc acquired through NVQ3 or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to organize multiagency meetings

Desirable

• Knowledge of data base systems

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills - face to face / telephone/ electronic
• Ability to work as a team as well as on own initiative
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent organizational skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)