Patient Pathway Coordinator Lead, Specialised Cardiology

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Patient Pathway Coordinator Lead for their Specialised Cardiology services. The role involves supporting clinical services and outreach programmes focused on cardiovascular disease prevention. Candidates should have a degree, accredited project management qualifications, and experience in health promotion and service improvement. Join a team dedicated to providing high-quality care and support to the community.

Qualifications

• Experience of working at an executive assistant level in a relevant environment.
• Experience in service improvement and project management.
• Ability to foster effective working relationships with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support existing clinical services for cardiovascular disease prevention.
• Lead the CVD prevention outreach programme.
• Work with diverse teams to deliver high quality care.

Skills

Project Management

Problem Solving

Health Promotion

Communication

Data Analysis

Education

Degree level education

Accredited Project Management Qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Patient Pathway Coordinator Lead, Specialised Cardiology

The second part of the role focuses on the outreach programme ELOPE which leads and supports management of CVD risk factors and health promotion in the community for both primary and secondary prevention. This involves working with schools, employers and media

This role will be split into two main areas of focus - one supporting existing clinical services for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, and one supporting the CVD prevention outreach programme of East London Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ELOPE).

The existing clinical prevention services include CVD risk & lipids, clinical pharmacology and hypertension, and cardio rehab. as well as closely with the Integrated Care Board. There is also an expectation to support with funding applications, for research grants or other bids

Main duties of the job

You will be working with consultants, nurses and community staff such as social prescribes to provide high quality care to patients. East London Cardiovascular Disease Prevention within the Specialised Cardiology directorate, alongside seven other specialist services.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

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. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level
• Accredited Project Management Qualifications or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of working at an executive assistant level within an appropriate environment.
• Experience using Microsoft office packages to produce report, spreadsheets and presentations
• Experience in service improvement
• Experience with, and a creative approach to, problem solving and responding flexibly to planning and change.
• Experience or demonstrated involvement with health promotion activities
• Experience in project management
• Experience in quality improvement

Knowledge and Skills

• High level of numeracy and ability to research, benchmark, analyse and present relevant financial and other data, and strategic and procedural information
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including internal and external report writing.
• Excellent IT skills including effective use of spreadsheet, database and similar software to analyse and present complex information.
• High-level interpersonal skills including motivational negotiating, influencing and relationship building and ability to work creatively with diverse teams.
• Knowledge of outpatient transformation within the NHS landscape
• Knowledge of current challenges facing the NHS

Other

• Initiative and drive to achieve results
• Attention to detail and conscientious.
• Flexible approach to working and a desire to develop knowledge.
• Ability to foster effective working relationships with colleagues and contacts at all levels, both internal and external.
• Ability to organise own workload and work on own initiative, to multitask, and to juggle competing pressures, deadlines and demands, in order of priority.
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team.

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.