Patient Pathway Co-Ordinator

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Trafford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in England is seeking a dedicated individual to provide administrative support for patient pathways, ensuring smooth transitions from referral to discharge. The role involves collaboration with various healthcare professionals to maintain high levels of patient satisfaction and adherence to clinic schedules. This is a crucial position within the Trust, where the successful candidate will help enhance the overall patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clinic cancellation requests are submitted following approval of clinicians' leave.
• Support monitoring of clinic utilisation compliance with the Service Manager.
• Work closely with outpatient waiting list manager to ensure full utilisation of clinics.
• Coordinate administrative processes for Multidisciplinary Team Meetings and Governance processes.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, advanced healthcare professionals, and the Operational Management team.

Job description

Overview

The post holder will be the point of contact for all administrative issues relating to patients\' pathway of care. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will provide support in the proactive management of the patient pathway from referral to discharge, ensuring the entire pathway is managed smoothly. The post holder will ensure high levels of patient and clinician satisfaction by being an accessible, focused, and knowledgeable point of contact. To provide a consistent approach across the Trust, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies will describe how the functions of the role will be carried out, along with the timescales to which are to be adhered.

Responsibilities

• May be required to work across services within the directorate and across WTWA sites. Ensure clinic cancellation requests are submitted following approval of clinicians leave and monitor Health Roster to ensure the clinics are cancelled / moved as per instruction. Monitor any changes to clinics to ensure that patients do not breach timeframes and standards.
• Support monitoring of clinic utilisation compliance with the Service Manager.
• Work proactively and closely with the outpatient waiting list manager to ensure full utilisation of clinics and early intervention when an issue is identified, escalating to Service Manager where appropriate.
• Support the administrative process for any applicable Multidisciplinary Team Meetings, Governance processes and RCA\'s to ensure all necessary and appropriate clinical information is available for discussion at set meetings.
• Work closely with medical, nursing, advanced healthcare professionals and Operational Management team.

About the organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We\'re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you\'ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We\'ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We\'re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What\'s more, we\'re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.