Job summary
Employer heading
Pathway Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
A new exciting opportunity has arisen within the Medicine Care Group at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust to work as a Pathway Co-ordinator.
The Medicine Care Group consists of several teams, including:
- Gastroenterology
- Respiratory
- Sleep
- Endocrinology
- Rheumatology
- Oncology
- Haematology
- Allergy
- Dermatology
- Neurology
- Neurodisability
You will liaise closely with the clinical teams and management teams to ensure patients receive timely and appropriate appointments according to their care pathway.
You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role. You will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Main duties of the job
To support the effective delivery of pathways within Medicine Care group. To work in conjunction with the Care group teams to facilitate the smooth running of the patient journey through their pathway. To fully understand and provide local expertise on the national Referral to Treatment (RTT) 18 weeks target. Develop an in depth understanding of the various patient pathways associated with each specialty.
Deliver a robust system for validating and analysing data and tracking patients along the 18 week pathway. Flag up blockages and bottlenecks in clinical pathways that will affect the achievement of the target. Work with clinical, administrative, and managerial colleagues to redesign pathways to deliver smooth, fast pathways of care.
- Fully understand and provide local expertise on the national Referral to Treatment (RTT) 18 weeks target.
- Develop an in depth understanding of the various patient pathways associated with each specialty.
- Deliver a robust system for validating and analysing data, and tracking patients along the 18 week pathway.
Flag up blockages and bottlenecks in clinical pathways that will affect the achievement of the target. -
Work with clinical, administrative and managerial colleagues to redesign pathways to deliver smooth, fast pathways of care.
Working for our organisation
Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.
We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people."
- Outstanding patient care
- Brilliant place to work
- Leader in children's health
Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including; generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for an overview of the main duties of this role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent).
- Knowledge of a range of IT areas, formal training or experience to diploma level or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Higher IT qualifications.
- A level standard qualification
- Knowledge/qualification in statistics.
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS operational experience
- Working knowledge of hospital systems (e.g. PAS)
- Ability to use information to effectively support the improvement of performance and service delivery
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing information, sharing and analysing data
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of clinical coding.
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of and experience of working with waiting list policies, outpatient and inpatient waiting time targets
- Evidence of excellent organisational skills, prioritisation and communication skills
- Experience of being able to work as part of a team, whilst being able to work independently
- Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to use Excel spreadsheets and pivot tables
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of current NHS climate and direction of travel
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment
- Ability to communicate effectively – both oral and written
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to ask for help and guidance
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work of self and others whilst working to tight and conflicting deadlines
- Demonstrable attention to detail
- Ability to problem solve and use initiative
- Able to travel to other hospital sites on occasion
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Bird
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07748242423
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