Medical Referrals Coordinator

1 week ago


Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has opened within the Integrated Community Paediatric Services (ICPS) for a Medical Referrals Coordinator, Band 4. We are a multi-disciplinary team based at Child Development Centre, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3ND.

The Medical Referrals Coordinator provides an effective and efficient administrative and secretarial service for the Community Paediatric Medical team, with particular responsibility for all medical referrals, ensuring they are prepared for triage at weekly meetings and dealing appropriately with the outcomes of the meetings. They support the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Pathway, preparing the ASD meetings, updating information accordingly and distributing outcomes. They ensure that information is available to clinicians and support staff to enable them to comply with Referral-To-Treatment (RTT) performance requirements.

Please see the job description which outlines the role and key skills needed for applicants. In addition to good administrative and secretarial skills to assist the teams working on site, a proactive “can do” attitude is equally important to be successful in this role.

If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact Sonia Jones, Business Manager or Lynsey Fuller, Complex Pathway Administrator on 01284 741700 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.

**Administration**:
Be main point of contact for all paediatric medical referrals.

Prepare all new referrals for weekly referrals meeting, downloading, printing and clarifying any anomalies with the Care Co-ordination Centre staff.

Attend weekly paediatric referral meetings, taking minutes and recording outcomes on SystmOne.

Following paediatric referral meetings, type letters to referrers and parents, including ASD pathway correspondence

Ensure any necessary amendments to RTT clock starts are made to accurately reflect waiting times.

Monitor waiting lists and caseloads to ensure children are seen within appropriate timescales, in accordance with Department for Health legislation. Chase up any missing information in preparation for the referrals meeting.

Manage referrals to School-Aged Autism process for relevant area of the county, monitoring waiting times. Request and collate all relevant information from schools, parents, Speech and Language Therapy, as well as other relevant parties for monthly meetings.

Complete master ASD spreadsheet to ensure every child discussed at ASD meetings is recorded and information updated.

Prepare monthly Autism Referral Meetings, sending meeting information to all the clinical parties and secretaries.

Attend monthly Autism Referral Meetings to update on status of referrals and other information required by clinical staff. Take minutes, and update information to provide outcomes and type all correspondence relating to these meetings

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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

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Please see the full job description for more information

**Secretarial**:
Deal with incoming correspondence and telephone enquiries from parents, carers and clinical professionals using initiative on a daily basis. You will be dealing with emotional and highly sensitive situations, with full regard for Safeguarding and data protection.

Using own judgement, compose and type letters on behalf of Consultants to parents and other professionals regarding outcomes of meetings.

Type and distribute correspondence relating to outcomes from the new referrals meetings and ASD meetings and any other general correspondence as required.

Arrange venues and prepare meetings as required, including collati



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