Neurology Investigations Co-ordinator

The main duties of this role are:
+ Co-ordination of booking investigations and admissions
+ Organisation of Specialist Clinics
+ Complete and upload data to local and national databases
+ Support audit and other quality improvement projects
+ key point of contact for families

Working for our organisation
Although this role is specific to one of the clinical teams in neurology, the post holder will work as part of a wider clerical and administrative team in neurology, working together to ensure the service runs well for staff and families., + Working closely with Lead Clinicians and other MDT members including nurses, AHPS and administration team
+ Working closely with extended MDT members to ensure effective communication pathways to support the patient pathway
+ Work with clinical support services to ensure investigations are received in appropriate time frames.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
+ To work closely with the Team Lead, Clinical Teams, non-clinic teams and Diagnostic Services to ensure patients are actively managed through the Neurology / Neuromuscular Pathway.
+ To monitor patient's pathways from referral, through diagnostics, treatment planning and treatment, highlighting any potential delays in the pathway and ensuring accurate data collection to support the process and report to clinical offices and clinical teams any discrepancies
+ To ensure that appropriate requests for investigations are monitored following the clinician's instructions. If diagnostic delays occur or appear imminent liaise with the relevant service for action.
+ To support the division in implementation of robust follow-up tracking, ensuring no patient is ever lost to follow up
+ Planning of appropriate investigations ahead of clinic appointments and communications with parents.
+ Co-ordinating elective admissions for patients - including those attending day case for planned treatments.
+ To liaise with other departments
We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
+ Great flexible working opportunities
+ Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview
The Neurology team at Alder Hey has created a new role designed to help support the clinical team in managing planning patient care.
The team have complex pathways for patients requiring investigation and admission for treatment. This will help the team to free up time for the clinical team to spend on patient care, but also improve the communication with families.