Copd Coordinator

An opportunity has arisen for a COPD Coordinator to join our team within the Inpatient Medical Service Unit at Manchester Royal Infirmary.

As an COPD Coordinator you will be responsible for supporting the Clinical Service Unit in the management of a range of patient waiting lists for a range of specialties to ensure a high quality service is provided at all times. You will be an integral member of the Clinical Service Unit and will liaise with staff at all levels. In return we will provide you with excellent training and opportunities to develop your skills.

The post holder will schedule and book a range of patient activity including outpatient appointments, inpatient/day case admissions and diagnostic procedures. This will require an understanding of all associated administrative tasks. The post holder will support the Specialist COPD Team in the management of a range of patient waiting lists for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Oxygen and Pulmonary Rehabilitation to ensure a high quality service is always provided; this will require key performance indicator knowledge such as referral
- to treatment pathways and cancer targets. The post holder will be responsible for call handling; dealing with patients/carers, GPs, a range of external and internal staff both within and outside of the NHS.

The above indicates the main duties of the post which may be reviewed in the light of experience and developments within the service. Any review will be undertaken in conjunction with the post holder. The post-holder will also undertake any other duties which are deemed appropriate to the band when requested by senior staff.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

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We’re looking forward to hearing from you