Job summary
As the Patient Coordinator for HCC Surveillance, you will be responsible for supporting the care of patients living with liver cirrhosis through the implementation of a database to identify and track individuals requiring treatment. You will be part of a regionally leading Hepatology service, providing excellent care to patients with liver conditions in the North East.
Fixed term: 12 months (from date of appointment)
- Interview Date: 3 February 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
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Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be an excellent team player who is able to work within a multidisciplinary team and able to collate and communicate data to national colleagues in NHS England. The post-holder will have proficient IT skills including Mircrosoft excel and hospital-based information systems. The role will include leading the implementation of a database of patients living with liver cancer. This will include using electronic patient records and data from other sources to identify patients suitable for the database.
About us
Our staff oversee over 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The purpose of this role is to continue the implementation and maintenance of a liver cirrhosis database to enable the hepatology service to continue to deliver exceptional patient care and meet minimal national standards, as outlined in the NHS England Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance: minimum standards guidelines.
- Form strong professional relationships with other clinical teams and partner agencies and work closely with them toenrol all new and existing eligible patients from the hepatology service.
- Monitoring, and maintaining the database.
- They will support the patient through the journey from identification and referral to conclusion of their intervention, thus eliminating barriers to care.
- The Patient Coordinator will work closely with the wider Hepatology MDT to ensure a patient focussed service and will keep accurate patient and activity records to facilitate reporting back to Commissioners regarding performance and service success.
- To evaluate surveillance data, to ensure the hepatology service meets national standards of care and provide regular data submissions to NHS England and the Northern Cancer Alliance.
- Support the Patient Coordinator (Liver Cancer Surveillance) and to encourage individuals living with, and at risk of, Liver Disease, but who are not yet engaged in treatment, access healthcare services.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The purpose of this role is to continue the implementation and maintenance of a liver cirrhosis database to enable the hepatology service to continue to deliver exceptional patient care and meet minimal national standards, as outlined in the NHS England Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance: minimum standards guidelines.
- Form strong professional relationships with other clinical teams and partner agencies and work closely with them toenrol all new and existing eligible patients from the hepatology service.
- Monitoring, and maintaining the database.
- They will support the patient through the journey from identification and referral to conclusion of their intervention, thus eliminating barriers to care.
- The Patient Coordinator will work closely with the wider Hepatology MDT to ensure a patient focussed service and will keep accurate patient and activity records to facilitate reporting back to Commissioners regarding performance and service success.
- To evaluate surveillance data, to ensure the hepatology service meets national standards of care and provide regular data submissions to NHS England and the Northern Cancer Alliance.
- Support the Patient Coordinator (Liver Cancer Surveillance) and to encourage individuals living with, and at risk of, Liver Disease, but who are not yet engaged in treatment, access healthcare services.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oHold NVQ level 4 or equivalent qualification / experience
- oComputer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages
- oExperience of using spreadsheets to a high level
Desirable
- oMental Health First Aid Qualification
- oIT qualifications - e.g MOST, ECDL
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oAn understanding of liver disease and its associated causal factors
- oAn understanding of surveillance programmes and the need for robust patient recall systems to improve standards of care and deliver high quality services
- oPossess a sound working knowledge of hospital-based information systems, data collection, validation, and reporting
- oExperience communicating and liaising with patients to support them with throughout clinical pathways
Desirable
- oDemonstrate a broad understanding of liver disease, including cirrhosis of the liver
- oDemonstrate knowledge of liver disease identification programmes i.e. aims / outcomes / targets and deadlines
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oPossess excellent communication skills and be able to work to deadlines
- oPossess a comprehensive range of practical analytical skills
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oHold NVQ level 4 or equivalent qualification / experience
- oComputer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages
- oExperience of using spreadsheets to a high level
Desirable
- oMental Health First Aid Qualification
- oIT qualifications - e.g MOST, ECDL
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oAn understanding of liver disease and its associated causal factors
- oAn understanding of surveillance programmes and the need for robust patient recall systems to improve standards of care and deliver high quality services
- oPossess a sound working knowledge of hospital-based information systems, data collection, validation, and reporting
- oExperience communicating and liaising with patients to support them with throughout clinical pathways
Desirable
- oDemonstrate a broad understanding of liver disease, including cirrhosis of the liver
- oDemonstrate knowledge of liver disease identification programmes i.e. aims / outcomes / targets and deadlines
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oPossess excellent communication skills and be able to work to deadlines
- oPossess a comprehensive range of practical analytical skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
