Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-6411533-M
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Targeted Lung Health Checks Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
This newly created role will directly support the TLHC consultant and clinical nurse specialist.
The post holder will attend the multi-disciplinary meetings, book diagnostics, maintain patients' records to include typing and filing letters, results and any other administration jobs relating to the meeting, ensuring that any information not on E-Care is scanned and put on the patients' Evolve notes.
With excellent communication skills, the post holder will regularly communicate with patients, relatives, carers and staff using a professional and sensitive manner to respond to a diverse range of enquiries.
Liaising with the lung service, Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s hospitals, to ensure timely response to referrals.
Main duties of the job
To support the development the Targeted Lung health Check Project across the trust and the primary care setting to provide high-quality, cost-effective service using research, audit and evidence-based practice.
To assist and coordinate relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings for Targeted Lung Health Check patients.
To be responsible for ensuring an optimum level of efficient clerical and administrative support to the clinical respiratory team for the MDT meetings in a timely and accurate manner.
They will have contact with patients, carers, and all members of the multi-professional clinical team.
Manage the database of patients who have been referred into the THLC service ensuring patients are booked in for relevant appointments.
Provide Medical Secretarial support to the Targeted Lung Health Check Consultant.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description for full details.
STAFF CAR PARKING
Staff Car Parking on the West Suffolk Hospital Site is eligible for individuals working outside of the core hours, 07:00 – 18:30.
For individuals working within the core hours, the Trust offers parking off site at the Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club, which is serviced by a regular shuttle bus to and from the Hospital. Details of the bus timetable can be found in the on-line starter pack on the West Suffolk Hospital website.
This parking restriction does not apply if an individual is required to work on a weekend or if they are required to complete “on call” duties within their role.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSA Ill Typing Word or Equivalent
- Maths and English qualification
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Previous experience as P.A or Secretary
- A knowledge of Medical Terminology
- Proven Computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS or related environment
- Some customer care experience
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Audio Typing
- Understanding of Databases
- Touch Typing
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
- Accurate Key Board Skills
- Able to demonstrate skills that ensure tasks are completed accurately and within a given timeframe.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills
- Clear and precise communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the Hospital Administration System
- Understanding of MDT meetings
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Good telephone manner
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to meet deadlines
- Friendly and helpful manner
- Caring attitude
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work on own initiative or part of a team
- Flexible approach to working duties and hours
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of issues relating to confidentiality
- Good timekeeping
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louisa Honeybun
- Job title
- Service Manager Respiratory
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284713000
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