Patient Pathway Co-ordinator / Secretary for Arrhythmia | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Patient Pathway Co-ordinator / Secretary to manage secretarial tasks for specific teams. You will validate patient pathways and ensure timely communication. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic team players with strong organizational skills. This role offers a chance to impact patient care significantly.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic individual capable of carrying out secretarial tasks.
• Experience in front validating patient pathways.
• Ability to implement processes and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage secretarial tasks for specific consultants/Registrars.
• Ensure timely typing and sending of clinic letters.
• Work closely with admin and clinical teams.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

The historic St Bartholomew's site of Barts Health is offering an exciting opportunity to join the Barts Heart Centre as a Patient Pathway Co-ordinator / Secretary for the Intervention & EP Teams. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to carry out secretarial tasks for specific consultants / Registrars with the unit.

This individual will also front validate patients pathways from clinic. Tasks will also include typing and sending out all clinic letters within a 5-day turnaround from clinic and ensuring that relevant tests have been requested and undertaken so that patients can be treated within 18 weeks of referral.

This individual will be working closely with other admin teams within the service (scheduling, outpatients and inpatient admin teams), also clinical teams in the area and beyond. The post holder will be required to work as a team and take leadership from their Line Manager and Deputy Delivery Manager.

The post holder is required to assist in the implementation of processes and improvements within the service. Ensuring that service requirements are met and national targets are adhered to.

About Us

North and East London has some of the most dynamic and talented cardiovascular experts nationally and internationally. Clinicians from Barts Health NHS Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) and further afield are working together to create a single specialist centre for cardiovascular disease to cover all our local communities.

You will be joining us at an incredibly exciting time, as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for patients and secure them for future generations in creating a world class cardiovascular service. Our brand new state of the art cardiovascular centre - Barts Heart Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital - opened in May 2015 and further improvements and expansion of floors, wards, theatres and catheter labs has recently completed at the end of 2016.

We are increasing our understanding of and ability to address the root causes of cardiovascular diseases by growing the number of patients who get the chance to take part in clinical trials and research. Your expertise, your experience and your vision will be our building blocks to success.

Our Vision

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Please note that we are unable to respond to all applicants. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.