North West Assistive Technology - Administration Team Co-ordinator
A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the NWAT team.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our team.
NWAT is a specialist NHS Regional Service providing assistive technology, advice and support to patients with complex needs, to enable them to retain greater independence in their place of residence.
It serves a population of almost 7 million people living in the Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria Region.
The service provides environmental control equipment to enable patients with complex needs to enhance their independence within their home environment, which may include the installation of technology to access remote control telephones, bed controls, intercoms, sockets and entertainment equipment.
The successful candidate will have administrative experience, excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, with a commitment to customer / patient care and a flexible approach to working.
**Previous applicants need not apply**- To provide comprehensive administration support to the NWAT Multi-disciplinary team which is made up of Rehabilitation Engineers, Occupational Therapists and Admin - to ensure safe and effective delivery of patient care
- To act as point of contact for all forms of communication for Health and Social CareProfessionals, patients and carers to support the delivery of a high-quality service topatients and staff
- To record and analyse agreed data for the NWAT MDT Team in accordance withTrust and National Guidelines (NHS England Service Specification for the Provisionof Environmental Control Equipment for Patients with Complex Needs
- To be responsible for co-ordinating key Team meetings with appropriate staff to ensure outcomes are notified to the appropriate staff within agreed time frames
- To ensure communication regarding patient care is prompt and to ensure allmessages received via the NWAT user helpline are dealt with effectively
- To co-ordinate aspects of meetings related to the NWAT team including maintaininga diary, confirming staff availability, booking rooms, constructing agendas, takingaccurate minutes and distributing notes. Ensure all outcomes are documented.
- To provide administrative support to the NWAT MDT Team including organisingmeetings, contacting patients and arranging appointments, supporting Induction andStudy Days both internally and externally.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job Summary:
To provide a comprehensive administration support to the NWAT team to ensure safe and effective delivery of patient care.
To act as point of contact for all forms of communication for Health and Social Care Professionals, patients and carers to support the delivery of a high quality service to patients and staff
This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Oct 2024