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At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
To support the clinical team with timely and accurate data collection and management of the Stroke data for internal and external submission.
Maintain effective working relationships with the wider Stroke team, enabling joint working initiatives between both sites.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Duties of the Post
1.1 To be a fully active and committed member of the Stroke multidisciplinary team.
1.2 To lead and coordinate timely and effective pathway planning for stroke patients from the point of admission,
1.3 To lead and support effective and timely communication between the Trust, Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and external agencies involved throughout the patient pathway, in order to ensure a high standard of stroke specialist care and to support the Stroke MDT.
1.4 To support the stroke nurses to actively involve stroke service users in feedback of their experiences on the stroke pathway, utilising this information to develop both new and existing ways of working.
1.6 Ensure patient records are completed accurately and contemporaneously; using Trust IT systems when required.
1.7 Have an awareness of Health and Safety within the work environment.
1.8 To be aware of the Data Protection Act and maintain patient confidentiality as well as maintaining the patient’s privacy and dignity.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- IT and Database knowledge acquired through diploma or equivalent experience/qualification
Desirable criteria
- Degree educated
Experience
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of SSNAP stroke targets
- Robust working knowledge of national/organisational policy and guidance with respect to data
Desirable criteria
- Stroke pathway knowledge
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate expert knowledge within Stroke
- Excellent communication skills.
- Advanced IT skills especially spreadsheets and databases
- Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate information/data at a high level
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Ability to work independently with ability to prioritise and make autonomous decisions
Desirable criteria
- Good understanding of national stroke targets/guidance
- Ability to effectively manage resources
- Negotiating skills
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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.