Patient Care Coordinator

Job Role: Patient Care Coordinator

Pay: £12.35 per hour

Job Type: Approximately 3 months

Location: Dudley

Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday, 9:00am until 5:00pm

Start Date: 1st March 2021

Office Angels are currently recruiting for a Patient Care Coordinator to work for a large hospital group trust located in the Dudley area. This is a pivotal role to the organisation which will be aligned to the Cancer Services multidisciplinary team (MDT). Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are the mechanism for organising and coordinating health and care services to meet the needs of individuals with complex care needs. The teams bring together the expertise and skills of different professionals to assess, plan and manage care jointly.

The co-ordination of a patient journey is a critical factor in ensuring the timely and effective delivery of care. This role provides a means of improving quality of care for individual patients by ensuring the prospective tracking of their journey and involvement of the specialist Multidisciplinary Team. As the Patient Care Co-ordinator; you will work as part of an existing team and hold the responsibility to assist with the day-to-day provision and delivery of cancer services through the application of effective administration and data management. This is a complex role that requires a pro-active approach, excellent organisation skills and trustworthiness with confidential information.

Role responsibilities - you will be comfortable and excel in the below:

Providing clerical and administrative support to the specialist Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)

Identifying patients for discussion prior to the MDT meeting

Arranging meetings, preparing agenda's for meetings that take place each week to discuss patients cancer pathways

Preparing & recording data and care outcomes on clinical systems

Preparing agendas for the weekly MDT meetings

Tracking the progress of cancer patients through their journey

Completing electronic records, ensuring timely appointments

Collection & recording of specific clinical data

Experience / Skills required for this role:

Previous Administration / Co-ordination experience within a health care environment (Desirable)

Ability to work within a team alongside a range of health care professionals

Excellent organisational skills to support the planning and flow of patients through treatment

Pro-active approach to patient care and team support

Experience of administration tasks within a busy patient focused service

Ability to multi-task and cover all aspects of administration

Ability to manage a varied workload and work well under pressure

Ability to work to deadlines and complete tasks fully

Caring and empathetic attitude

Computer literate and ability to integrate computer based information across platforms

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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