MND Coordinator - Band 7

This is an exciting opportunity to support adults with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), who live in Lincolnshire. As part of service transformation work, we have recognised the need for an autonomous decision maker that can work across services to provide a link to the acute sector, specialist centres, local charities, the voluntary sector and other key stakeholders. As a new post, the successful applicant must have the necessary skills and be willing to support the senior leadership team with developing metrics, audit and service reviews., The post holder is responsible for the specialist care provision for patients in Lincolnshire with a progressive, life-limiting neurodegenerative disorder for which there is currently no curative treatment.

To co-ordinate care and services for patients to ensure that they and their carers receive the highest quality of care, support and experience, within agreed protocols and allocated resources, together with other members of the multi-professional team. This includes working with colleagues from Neurology, Respiratory, Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics, Palliative Care, Specialist Community Neuro Physiotherapy & Specialist Community Neuro Occupational Therapy, third sector partners; including the social care services, hospices, and charities such as the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA).

Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).