Job Description

Temporary National Assistant MDT Coordinator | Home based | 6 months Fixed Term Contract | 37.5 hrs per week

Role purpose:

The job purpose is to support the delivery of digital multi-disciplinary (e-MDT) services across the Spire group of hospitals, with a particular focus on MDTs for elective surgery. This will include co-ordinating planned MDT’s, ensuring relevant information is collated and available for review by MDT members. The role will also require working with consultants to ensure the service is well structured, runs effectively and that patients are discussed and treated in line with available guidelines.

Specific Responsibilities

Work with Spire’s MDT working group to establish and maintain new Spire MDTs

• Identify and discuss with colleagues any risks relating to Spire’s MDT development plan and effective management strategies to reduce the level of risk.
• Support Spire MDTs to discharge their responsibilities in line with policies and procedures.
• Co-ordinate Spire MDT meetings
• Coordinate the planning & organisation of Spire MDT meetings in relevant specialties.
• Ensure that patients are listed for discussion within the appropriate Spire MDT meeting.
• Be responsible for the locking of MDT discussion and the escalation of cases for exception discussion.
• Ensure timely feedback to referring clinicians to confirm outcomes and enable surgery listings.
• Follow policies which are developed by Spire and Spire MDTs and implement these in the role (e.g. designing new forms to monitor the data required & ensuring that it is collected).

Ensure that systems are in place to deliver a quality supporting and administrative service to Spire MDT meetings.

• Support the implementation and maintenance of e-MDT meetings and outcomes.
• Contribute to the design or development of new forms and data sets when requested by Spire MDTs or required by new guidelines or best practice.
• Develop processes to help ensure information recorded on Spire’s e-MDT systems is accurate and up-to-date.

Collect and use data to facilitate ongoing audit and MDT peer review

• Work closely with the wider clinical team to develop and implement MDT audits in relevant specialties.
• In conjunction with the team, help identify patients eligible for inclusion in audits and support any relevant research projects in this area.
• Undertake audits of a range of MDT activities as guided by the team, collating and critically analysing audit data and developing reports to demonstrate compliance and to facilitate and support service redesign.
• Work closely with MDT members to review what they do well and what they need to improve, identifying actions to achieve this.

Develop own knowledge and practice in MDT service provision

• Evaluate own knowledge and practice and make effective use of appropriate learning opportunities.
• Prepare for and actively take part in Spire Healthcare’s enabling excellence programme and set personal development objectives.
• Maintain personal development portfolio, applying own new learning to the future development of MDT services.

Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.

• Handle highly sensitive and confidential information on a daily basis. There may be a need to discuss information with patients and relatives as a part of the job role.
• Ensure confidentiality of patient information in line with data protection legislation, best practice and Spire Healthcare policies.

Monitor, maintain and promote own and others’ health and safety and security

• Undertake work activities and related training as defined in Spire Healthcare’s health and safety policies and procedures.

Promote equality, diversity and rights

What we are looking for:

• A good standard of education including minimum GCSE Grade C and above in English and Maths (or equivalent)
• NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in relevant complex / changing environment (health sector preferable)
• Experience of working in partnership with clinicians and participating in developing new processes to improve service delivery
• Experience of managing highly confidential information in a professional and restricted manner
• Experience of leading the delivery of change to practice and improvement
• Experience of working within digital platforms
• Familiar with the use of MS Office and other relevant IT packages.
• Experience of preparing both verbal and written reports
• Proven experience in the management of meetings, including preparation and forward planning, effective minute taking, recording of action points/logs and tracking action
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to use own initiative
• Benefits:
• We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Health Assessment
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Sharesave
• Free DBS
• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together
• Our Values
• We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
• Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
• We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
• “Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.”
• For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
• If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.