Service Administrator - Community Liver Health Checks

Job overview

This post is to support the continued roll out of an ongoing and exciting pilot project providing community screening of people in hard-to-reach groups for cirrhosis. This project aims to identify people currently using local alcohol and drug services and engage them in screening for cirrhosis and to offer interventions to help their liver health. This project aims to provide patients with support to attend screening and provide direct to patient incentives to encourage attendance at screening.

The postholder will work closely with the Hepatology Service at MRI and the Infectious Disease outreach service at community sites. The community outreach work is coordinated strategically by the Greater Manchester Hepatitis C Operational Delivery Network (ODN).

Main duties of the job

The postholder will support the Service Coordinator in ensuring the provision of a comprehensive service to the team. They will support the Service Coordinator and be the first point of contact for patients targeted and engaged as part of this pilot scheme.

In conjunction with the Service Coordinator, the post holder will be the point of contact for all administrative and clerical issues relating to patients’ pathway of care, tracking and supporting them from first contact, through initial screening and onto further screening/referral to treatment, prior to discharge.

The project aims to provide screening for cirrhosis for patients attending community services such as drug and alcohol treatment centres and to offer patients identified as cirrhotic interventions to maintain good liver health and two enrol them into 6 monthly ultrasounds to screen for early liver cancer.

The main base of work will be the Manchester Royal Infirmary however the role will require travel to community settings across Manchester, e.g., drug treatment services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.   So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.  This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.  Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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