Cardiology MDT Co-ordinator

Ekhuft; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation policy

Parking at Trust sites

Flexible working

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an MDT Coordinator to provide essential support for MDT meetings, organize and track patient pathways, and ensure timely data collection for reports and audits.

The role offers opportunities to grow within a large NHS trust, with roles across hospital sites and some travel for face-to-face meetings. You will need NHS experience and strong organisational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• GCSE level qualifications required or equivalent.
• Experience with NHS data entry and clerical tasks.
• Ability to communicate clearly with MDT team and patients.

Responsibilities

• Generate MDT agendas and support the meetings.
• Track outcomes and follow the pathway of patients.
• Ensure timely and accurate collection of data, reports and audits.

Skills

Work procedures

Secretary experience

Prioritise workload

Coordinate MDT team

Organisational skills

Excel basics

NHS computer software

Medical terminology

Education

GCSE grade C or above

GCSE equivalent

Tools

All Scripts

Sunrise

E-Referral

RTT

Datix

Job description

The MDT coordinator is an essential part of the smooth running and efficiency of the MDT Meetings. This post is designed to act as the key support for the MDT. This is a new role within the service as gives a real opportunity for the post holder to grow this role. Succesful candiate may have options to work from their prefered site location, there will be some element of travel for this role at times of face to face meetings.

Main duties of the job

The MDT coordinator is an essential part of the smooth running and efficiency of the MDT Meetings. This post is designed to act as the key support for the MDT, in terms of the organising and supporting their team meetings, tracking patients along the pathway and ensuring timely and accurate collection of data, producing reports and undertaking audits as required.

Main duties will involve generating MDT agenda's, organising and supporting the meetings. Tracking outcomes and following the patient through their pathwayand ensuring timely and accurate collection of data, producing reports and undertaking audits as required.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.

PLEASE NOTE - WE CANNOT OFFER VISA SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
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Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE grade C and Above
• GCSE Equivalent

Skills and Experience

• Experience of a range of work procedures and practices.
• Minimum 2 years secretary experience or equivalent.
• Able to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and use own initiative.
• Able to communicate with, coordinate and liaise with MDT team.
• Able to remain calm in a busy environment whilst working under pressure.
• Able to make judgements involving a range of facts that require analysis.
• Ability to organise a number of complex activities.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Able to communicate routine information but understanding barriers to communicate and imparting occasional sensitive information.
• Previous NHS experience
• Skills in NHS Computer software
• Basic excel- application of basic formulas and exception reporting

Governance

• Knowledge of a range of office work procedures and practices the majority of which is non routine.
• Knowledge of working for and within a team
• Excellent knowledge of medical terminology
• Medical terminology - All Scripts, Sunrise, E-Referral, RTT, PTLs, Datix

Personal/Professional Attributes

• Experience of working for and within a team.
• The ability to generate and maintain working relationships
• Experience of working for and within a team.

There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a local Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
there’s never been a better time to join us. To find out more about east Kent visit our website . The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.

Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.

Applicants for eligible roles requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria.

We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.

Application numbers

To help us manage recruitment effectively, we use an application limit and we will close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications and the limit is met.