Cardiology Care Co-ordinator

Job summary

To provide a key role in navigating the patient through their journey within secondary care. This post particularly relates to ensuring patients receive treatment in line with the in line Key Performance targets. This will involve close liaison with the clinicians, patients, clinical nurse specialists, managers, and administrative staff.

To provide a key role in the preparation and coordination of the services cardiothoracic MDT meetings. This will involve close liaison with patients, clinicians, clinical nurse specialists and administrative staff. An important aspect of the post will be to ensure a smooth pathway for patients referred from MYTT for cardiothoracic procedures at the regional tertiary centres. Another aspect of the post will be to produce clear visual material and data for use in reports, local briefings, workshops and meetings for both internal and external presentations.

The Care Coordinator provides the means of improving the quality and coordination of care for individual patients. The teams include all designated specialties required to ensure all aspects of diagnosis, treatment and care of patients are appropriately discussed. Such teams also act as the means for ensuring adherence to recognised guidelines undertaking clinical audit and maximising entry of patients into clinical trials. This role will be pivotal to the efficiency of the process.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for coordinating and managing the scheduling of the acute cardiac cath lab. This includes liaising with clinical staff, check results, laboratory availability, creating wait lists, schedule patient appointments and booking patients in order chronological order of urgency. Book procedures, ensuring that capacity is proactively and efficiently used, and act on any clinic outcome forms.

Job responsibilities

We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

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