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Job overview

North and East London has some of the most dynamic and talented cardiovascular experts nationally and internationally. Clinicians from Barts Health NHS Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) and further afield are working together to create a single specialist centre for cardiovascular disease to cover all our local communities. You will be joining us at an incredibly exciting time, as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for patients and secure them for future generations in creating a world class cardiovascular service. 

Our brand new state of the art cardiovascular centre – Barts Heart Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital will open in early 2015. The new service will allow us to bring together our existing unique experience and research activity. We will be able to increase our understanding of and ability to address the root causes of cardiovascular diseases by growing the number of patients who get the chance to take part in clinical trials and research. 

Your expertise, your experience and your vision will be our building blocks to success. By becoming part of the team you can work with us sharing your unique talents and strengths though which the foundations of this new centre will be built.

You will be asked at interview as to your preference but prior to the interview please think about whether you would like to be considered for the other roles.

Main duties of the job

·         The post holder will be expected to provide a welcoming first impression for the Cardiac Cath Lab Wards, where Intervention, Device and Electrophysiology cases are performed. 

·         Admit and discharge patients on the trust system

·         The post holder will also have a number of admin duties to undertake, from scanning paperwork into the trust system; preparation of daily lab/admission lists ensuring all relevant paperwork has been scanned/ distributed ready for the patients admission to contacting patients/hospitals to confirm admissions.

·         Assisting patients with their enquiries

·         Assisting the ward admin to ensure that the notes are tidy and have the correct information in to be sent back to file

·         Assist the Cath Lab admin with contacting referring hospitals to obtain important information for patients attending emergency admission.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.