Job overview
MDT Co-ordinator
We are seeking to recruit MDT Co-ordinators in Newham.
The successful applicants will work closely with the clinical staff and administrative staff and will have daily direct contact with patients, relatives and visitors. Excellent communication skills.
The ability to maintain confidentiality at all times is absolutely essential. You will be well-organised, highly motivated and able to work as part of a team. You will need to be hard-working, flexible and reliable with good interpersonal skills. It is important that you are able to prioritise your own workload to meet the needs of the services. To provide an effective administrative support to Managers, Officers and clinical staff within the teams.
Main duties of the job
To work closely with the Lead Administrators to provide an efficient and responsive administrative provision to the teams ensuring service delivery is met.
To be responsible for taking ownership and contributing to the development of administration systems for the Service; by providing day to day administrative support.
The post requires the ability to work on own initiative and to liaise effectively with a broad range of professionals and to maintain client confidentiality.
To work alongside and to cover all Administrative areas, when required and requested and to cover other administration staff across several locations as and when the need arises.
To cover reception and other community teams as a core part of your responsibility .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an administrative capacity within a team setting for 2 years or more.
- Experience of working within a Mental health setting. Demonstrable experience of administrative processes.
Desirable
- Experience in a health/mental health, education or social services environment. Experience of Minute taking. Experience of working in a culturally diverse inner city area. Basic Cash Flow Management
- Experience of Minute taking.
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse inner city area.
- Basic Cash Flow Management
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 & its applications I.T/Administration Knowledge of Patient Administration systems. 40-45 wpm typing speed Data entry skills
- I.T/Administration
- Knowledge of Patient Administration systems. 40-45 wpm typing speed Data entry skills
- Data entry skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work flexibly without direct supervision and prioritise workload, and plan and organise own time effectively.
- Ability to exercise own judgement where appropriate and to escalate effectively when dealing with enquiries from patients/carers or professional colleagues.
- Ability to act independently, and on own initiative as well as part of a multi disciplinary team in a pressured environment
Desirable
- An Understanding of Office Procedures.
- Understanding of hospital and/or social services environmentsKnowledge and understanding of medical terms.
- Knowledge of the Data Protection Act.
- Other windows packages for example Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
EssentialEducation/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Educated to O'Level or A'Level Standard or Equivalent
- NVQ Level 2, BTEC or above
Desirable
- Degree in Business Administration & Above
- ILM Leadership or Management, CIPD
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This advert is for MDT Co-ordinator with East London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £32,199 - £34,876 per annum Inc HCAs. The contract type is 6 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 21 Jun 2026.
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