Targeted Lung Health Check Co-ordinator

Now is an exciting time to join Dorset County Hospital as we recruit to a Co-ordinator role for Dorset's Targeted Lung Health Programme. The NHS long term plan published in 2019 established a plan to diagnose 75% of people with cancer at an early stage by 2028, and this post will support the setting up and implementing of a lung health screening programme across Dorset.

This is a pivotal role, and will support the team to establish a pan Dorset wide Lung Health Check Service by providing administrative support.

The purpose of the role is to support the Lung Health Check programme by planning and booking patients into screening phone call and Lung Health Check clinics at both sites in East and West Dorset.

**The main duties of the role include**:
Booking participants appointments via the telephone and following up with appropriate letters/leaflets. Time management is essential within this role to ensure efficient patient flow.

The post holder will work within a small team. You will be managing the participant list and will need to maintain accurate records.

The post holder will communicate with patients to deal with all enquiries regarding their appointment times and procedural issues and ensure that patients understand the information they are given regarding preparation for diagnostic tests or procedures and understand the importance of accepting the earliest diagnostic appointment offered.

The post holder will work closely with the Targeted Lung Health Team and Nurses to ensure that clinical patient queries are dealt with by the clinical team.

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

Dorset County Hospital is approximately 7 miles away from the coast, and is set in a beautiful rural county.

Plan patient pathways from receipt of participant list from Primary Care to MDT onward referrals

Work autonomously managing own workload within agreed scope of the role

Maintain the Lung Health Check PTL, to be responsible for accurately tracking patients through the pathway ensuring as appropriate that the patient is on the correct pathway and has the appropriate next stage agreed and patient is aware.

Support and co-ordinate meetings both internal and external related to the screening programme.

Managing the predictor tool to ensure patients at risk of breaching are identified early and action taken to mitigate risk of breaches.

Own and deliver booking system for patients invited to attend LHC service

The post holder is responsible for working as a team member within the Cancer Nurse Specialist Team, working closely with the other Patient Navigators and the MDT Facilitators from the three Dorset acute trusts.

The post holder will communicate with our Primary Care colleagues to request participant list.

Communicate routinely with the Cancer Nurse Specialists, MDT Facilitators and Patient Navigators to coordinate patient pathways between the pan Dorset service

The post holder will establish and maintain effective communication links with all staff within the cancer pathway, including the Cancer Information Team, Cancer Managers and Dorset Cancer Partnership.

Be the resource for the Trust in regards for any queries relating to LHC performance

Coordinate between departments and across trusts pan-Dorset

Resolve issues raised by patients in partnership with the Cancer Nurse Specialists.

The post holder works with other members of the Team to maintain and support departmental/Trust practice and procedures.

The post holder works as part of a team to ensure that an element of cross cover is provided.

All tasks are organised and produced to required standards and within specified timescales in agreement with the Team Leader.