Liver Pathway Navigator

6 months ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

Job overview

Are you a high calibre individual interested in improving the pathways of patients with Liver disease?

Do you have a flexible approach to work and value variety?

Are you team player and keen to develop your career pathway within the NHS?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to all of the above then you could be the person we are looking for

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a passionate and highly motivated individual who can work as part of a team and as an individual alongside our current Secretarial and Administrative Team to help improve pathways.

To support the Liver Team in proactively tracking patients with liver cirrhosis, diagnostics pathways, and pre/post liver transplant to ensure they are appropriately, and managed progress tracked +/- discussed at the Liver MDT meeting.

To create and monitor a database of liver patients to support their clinical pathway in ensuring they are booked in the appropriate time frame for tests and clinical review appointments, including liver surveillance.

To monitor Liver Patients and ensure that they are seen and followed up in the expected timeframes and to raise with the clinical team if patients are not achieving this.

To use virtual platforms (such as MS Teams) to attend MDT meetings where required.

To ensure accurate data collection to maintain precise patient pathway information on the Liver Tracker for regional data reporting.

**There is currently 1 post available on a 12 month fixed term contract. This post will be based at The Royal Oldham Hospital.**

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPerson specification

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels
- Strong team player but with ability to work independently
- Professional calm and efficient manner

Skills/Knowledge

Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to handle difficult situations with tact and diplomacy.
- Excellent personal motivation and organisational skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and adapt to changing circumstances
- Demonstrate the use of initiative and problem-solving skills

Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals

Experience

Essential criteria
- Knowledge of working with IT office packages
- Experience of working to tight deadlines and prioritising tasks
- Experience of working with complex databases
- Knowledge of the NHS with an understanding of NHS processes and patient pathways
- Experience of organising and co-ordinating meetings

Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Experience of developing processes for the collection and collation of data for audit purposes
- Performance monitoring

**Qualifications**:
Essential criteria
- Secondary-level education GCSE, Maths and English at C-grade or above, or equivalent

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should



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