This MDT Co-ordinator post supports the Arthroplasty, Bone Infection and Arthroscopy services at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on running the MRC and BIS multi-disciplinary team meetings, making sure every relevant patient is listed and that each next pathway step is agreed and recorded. It also involves taking live minutes and tracking patients through their journey to feed the Trust's KPI data. NHS experience with patient administration systems is essential.
What the job involves
- Compile lists of patients for each MDT meeting, including revision and bone infection patients
- Track patients through their pathway to support collection of the Trust's KPI data
- Take live formal minutes of cases discussed, with outcomes available almost immediately
- Record member attendance at each meeting and audit figures, for example for peer review
- Agree the next pathway stage and action plan for each patient, recording review arrangements and informing relevant staff and GPs
- Manage the structure of the meeting, ensuring all patients are discussed and relevant staff informed
- Ensure correspondence, notes and images are available for the meeting by liaising with other departments
- Communicate with clerical support staff about the notes and reports needed for MDT meetings
- Provide training and support for clerical staff involved in MDT
- Assist in uploading imaging and requesting it via the IEP system
- Assist in liaising with regional trusts to obtain past medical history, microbiology results and surgical history
- Liaise with regional services about external referrals into the MDT
Qualifications
- Educated to A level or equivalent experience
- ECDL or similar qualification or experience
Experience
- Experience of working in the NHS and using patient administration systems
- Experience using a variety of software packages, including MS Office
Skills & knowledge
- Good IT skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice to have
- Experience of working with SharePoint and MS Teams
- Experience of working as an MDT Coordinator
- Knowledge of orthopaedic terminology
- Live typing or equivalent experience
What’s offered
- Inclusive, family-friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies
- Flexible working requests will be considered