Cleft Service Co-Ordinator

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, organised and motivated individual to join the Cleft Palate Team within the Plastic Surgery Department as Cleft Service Co-ordinator on a fixed term contract.

• Interview Date Tuesday 10 December 2024
• 22 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., This role involves working closely with medical and nursing staff. Post holder will be required to provide an efficient administrative service to the Consultants and the full Cleft Team.
Key elements of this role include: co-ordination of the northern part of the Northern and Yorkshire Cleft Lip and Palate Service and manage the non-clinical aspects of the service; co-ordinating the activities of the multi-disciplinary Cleft Lip and Palate Service Team, to ensure provision of an efficient, timely and seamless service for children with cleft lip and palate. The post-holder will work closely with the Lead Clinician to facilitate the planning, organisation and delivery of services. You will be a central point of contact for the service. You will coordinate the provision of an efficient and effective administrative service to support the planning, organisation and delivery of care for these children.

The ability to work independently and follow the policies and procedures for the department is essential. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, flexibility, reliability and must have an organised approach to work. This role has lots of variety and ad-hoc demands and the post holder must possess excellent time management and planning skills. The position provides the opportunity to work within a very supportive and welcoming team and to further develop existing knowledge and skills.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site) o Newcastle Dental Hospital o Newcastle Fertility Centre o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria o Northern Genetics Service o 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.