Job vacancy: MDT Support Co-Ordinator, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Walsall

Job summary

Main area: Admin
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 407-COMMUNITY-7525759

Employer: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Blakenall Village Centre
Town: Walsall
Salary: £27,485 - £30,162 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/11/2025 23:59

MDT Support Co-Ordinator

NHS AfC: Band 4

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at COVID-19 Vaccination | How to access your vaccine in the Black Country and West Birmingham (blackcountryandwestbirmccg.nhs.uk) where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.

RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Act as a key role in the smooth running of integrated working within the multidisciplinary team setting.

Co-ordinate care by providing a single point of access for referrals into the MDT network.

Diary management of MDT meetings and other meetings in relation to patient/client co-ordination.

Manage agenda items, ensuring all new referrals and cases for discussion are identified and information circulated to team members in advance of the meetings.

To organise, take comprehensive minutes and administer MDT meetings including presenting information, ensuring timely dispatch of papers, and follow up of actions of meetings, informing GPs of actions from meetings to minimise the demands upon the GP practice.

To ensure that action points identified within the MDT are recorded and followed up.

To ensure that all patients/clients Care Plans, diagnostics results, and associated correspondence are available at the MDT meetings, liaising with all agencies as appropriate, accessing IT systems to ensure relevant information is available.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ Level 3/4 in appropriate discipline eg Business Administration
Qualification in IT packages, ECDL or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of experience of a range of administrative systems and software programmes e.g. Word, Excel
Previous experience in an NHS / Primary Care / Local Authority role
Experience of planning and organising meetings preferably within multidisciplinary teams
Experience of working within multi-professional teams
Experience in use of data management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of Patient Administration Systems
Knowledge of confidentiality and data protection issues
Demonstrates an understanding of multidisciplinary collaboration

Skills

Essential criteria

Effective written and verbal communication skills
Ability to prioritise workload
Ability to provide and receive complex information
Ability to motivate and negotiate
Team player and able to work in collaboration with others
Effective interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Essential criteria

Flexibility and time management skills
Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Other

Essential criteria

Adaptable to change

Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac

Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.

** Please Note that this post may be identified as suitable and a preference given for Internal at Risk Employees**

IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM

References from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. When completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover this period. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please review the attached Job description and person specification carefully before applying to ensure that you meet the essential job requirements.

Candidates should be aware that, regardless of country of origin, their ability to communicate in written and spoken English to the standard required to carry out the post, will be assessed during the selection process.

Referee email addresses should be provided on your application form.

Following the closing date, if you have not heard from us within 6 weeks you may assume your application has been unsuccessful.

We reserve the right to close this job early. Interested applicants are therefore advised to apply as early as possible.

If a large number of applicants meet the essential criteria then random selection will be applied.

We are committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible and committed to equal opportunities.