Bariatric Mdt Co-ordinator

The Bariatric MDT Co-ordinator will become part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) which includes surgeons, dietitians, nurses, eating disorders specialists, a metabolic physician and administrative staff.

The post holder will provide dedicated administrative support to the Bariatric MDT meeting working together to provide high quality care for patients. The post also encompasses a patient tracking role to ensure that all patients that are referred to MDT are discussed in a timely fashion and any actions required are tracked and actioned.

The post holder will play an important role in co-ordinating regular multi-disciplinary team meetings where treatment planning decisions are taken, and will be responsible for setting up video conferencing equipment and monitoring and recording the outcomes on the data base at each stage in the patient’s journey.

This is a key role with specific responsibilities to support the Lead Clinicians and multidisciplinary team in identifying patients for discussion at the weekly specialist MDT meetings.

**Some of these roles and responsibilities are**:
To be an active core member of the multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs)

To co-ordinate multi-disciplinary meetings (MDMs) for designated specialities in conjunction with the relevant Lead MDT Clinicians and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), ensuring that:
An agreed agenda is circulated prior to the meeting.

All required medical notes and imaging are available for the meeting.

To maintain a record of attendance at MDT Meetings

The video-conferencing equipment is in working condition prior to MDMs, taking responsibility for reporting faults to maintenance contractor and organising maintenance visits.

To liaise with MDT lead and other members of the MDT after the MDM to confirm next steps have been arranged for each patient discussed.

To ensure that all documentation from MDM is sent in a timely manner.

Arrange rooms for MDT meetings

To ensure that the MDM outcomes are appropriately recorded on EPR and on immediately at MDM (live recording) or immediately after MDM.

To ensure that the relevant imaging are reported and available on the PACS system and available for the meeting.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachments on this page.