Long Term Conditions Clinical Coordinator NCL Health Alliance

UCLPartners

The closing date is 09 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced, highly personable and organised clinician as maternity cover to lead a small team offering care coordination to people with multiple long term conditions.

The NCL Health Alliance is the all-in NHS provider collaborative for North Central London that carries out joint work across primary care, acute, mental health, specialist, and community providers. The Health Alliance is part of UCLPartners, a health innovation partnership. The Health Alliance is recruiting this role on behalf of University College Hospital NHS Trust. The postholder will be employed by UCLH.

This role is part of an evaluated programme of work, the Complex Long Term Conditions Service (CLTCS). The CLTCS has been developed within North Central London as an approach to improve coordination of care for people with complex long-term conditions. Our aim is to develop and evaluate a new approach towards the management of multi-morbidity.

The LTC Clinical Coordinator is a full-time, fixed-term opportunity as maternity cover to the end of March 2026 (with the possibility of extension), suitable for a Band 8a AHP, nurse, clinical pharmacist, physician associate or manager with clinical/AHP background. The LTC Clinical Coordinator will report to the LTC Consultant.

Secondments would be welcome.

Follow the link to apply here: https://uclpartners.com/vacancy/long-term-conditions-clinical-coordinator-ncl-health-alliance-2/

Interviews will be held on 19 or 20 May

Main duties of the job

The LTC clinical coordinator will work with early adopter sites and a small team to develop systems and processes to support remote review of High Risk and Complex patients for the Primary Care Network (PCN).

We are looking for a dynamic clinician or individual with a clinical background to play a critical role as a clinical case coordinator within our friendly and supportive team. Your background might be as a nurse, allied health professional, physicians associateor mental health practitioner, in primary care, community services, acute care or mental health.You will be familiar with working with people who have long-term conditions and a track-record of working across professional and agency boundaries to improve care

About us

The NCL Health Alliance is the all-in NHS provider collaborative for North Central London that carries out joint work across primary care, acute, mental health, specialist, and community providers.The Health Alliance ispart of UCLPartners, a health innovation partnership. The Health Alliance is recruiting this role on behalf of University College Hospital NHS Trust. The postholder will be employed by UCLH.

NCL is making significant progress towards improving efficiency, outcomes and quality of care through the Long Term Conditions Locally Commissioned Service (LTC LCS) which aims to embed best practice in the management of LTCs within PCNs.

The NCL Health Alliance is working with the ICB to run an LTC programme that aims to design and test an improved model of care to bring change across the system in the management of LTCs. It aims to complement the LTC LCS through supporting coordination of care across acute, community and mental health for the most complex patients.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,927 to £68,676 a year Band 8a including high-cost area supplement (HCAS)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0273-25-0003

Job locations

76-78

Portland Place

London

W1B 1NT


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Supporting the LTC consultant with coordination and management of patients with complex multi-morbidity, taking responsibility for managing a case-load
  • Regular liaison with a range of consultants and teams across Trusts (including community health and mental health teams) and to support case coordination and management
  • Following-up actions following desktop review
  • Regular contact across a range of GP practices
  • Effective follow-up and monitoring of outcomes
  • Line management of an admin coordinator role
  • Liaison and contact with patients and carers
  • A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and an understanding of how these principles apply to this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Supporting the LTC consultant with coordination and management of patients with complex multi-morbidity, taking responsibility for managing a case-load
  • Regular liaison with a range of consultants and teams across Trusts (including community health and mental health teams) and to support case coordination and management
  • Following-up actions following desktop review
  • Regular contact across a range of GP practices
  • Effective follow-up and monitoring of outcomes
  • Line management of an admin coordinator role
  • Liaison and contact with patients and carers
  • A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and an understanding of how these principles apply to this role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant professional registration
  • Skilled in understanding pathology/test results and referral processes
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Proficient in use of MS Office and experience with at least one of EMIS, Rio and EPR systems essential
  • Experience of working to integrate care
  • Experience working across organisational and professional boundaries
  • Confident managing complexity and working with consultants
  • Experience of project work
  • Flexible and comfortable working with ambiguity
  • Interest in being part of an evaluated programme
  • Implement policies or guidance for your work area and propose changes to working practices or procedures for your team/function
  • Understand a range of routine work procedures both in and outside your immediate work area
  • Build and maintain excellent and effective working relationships with key stakeholders including senior patient and public representatives, local clinicians and partners across care settings
  • Maintain key team and project documents
  • An understanding of how we support patient and public involvement in our work
  • A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and an understanding of how these principles apply to this role
  • Current employment within the NCL system is desirable.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant professional registration
  • Skilled in understanding pathology/test results and referral processes
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Proficient in use of MS Office and experience with at least one of EMIS, Rio and EPR systems essential
  • Experience of working to integrate care
  • Experience working across organisational and professional boundaries
  • Confident managing complexity and working with consultants
  • Experience of project work
  • Flexible and comfortable working with ambiguity
  • Interest in being part of an evaluated programme
  • Implement policies or guidance for your work area and propose changes to working practices or procedures for your team/function
  • Understand a range of routine work procedures both in and outside your immediate work area
  • Build and maintain excellent and effective working relationships with key stakeholders including senior patient and public representatives, local clinicians and partners across care settings
  • Maintain key team and project documents
  • An understanding of how we support patient and public involvement in our work
  • A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and an understanding of how these principles apply to this role
  • Current employment within the NCL system is desirable.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

UCLPartners

Address

76-78

Portland Place

London

W1B 1NT


Employer's website

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Employer details

Employer name

UCLPartners

Address

76-78

Portland Place

London

W1B 1NT


Employer's website

https://uclpartners.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,927 to £68,676 a year Band 8a including high-cost area supplement (HCAS)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0273-25-0003

Job locations

76-78

Portland Place

London

W1B 1NT


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