Multiple Sclerosis Disease Modifying Therapies (DMT) Coordinator

at  North Bristol NHS Trust

To be responsible for the collation, collection and inputting of the patient blood monitoring data.
To carry out all administrative duties, in relation to Multiple Sclerosis Disease Modifying Therapies (DMT) Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (MDT) and ensuring appropriate records are maintained.
To liaise closely with patients prescribed Disease Modifying Treatments (DMT’s) – current and future - for MS to quantify accurately compliance to help facilitate accurate, safe and cost effective prescribing.
To contribute to the review of administrative and clerical functions and make recommendations to enhance service provision.

To be responsible for the efficient collection of the Disease Modifying Therapies data base
To provide administrative facilitation to MDT meetings, including preparing, organising and circulating agendas/lists of patients for discussion, and ensuring MDT’s run smoothly
Maintain good working relationships with Clinicians, Specialist Nurses, clerical and secretarial staff
To use knowledge and experience gained to assist in the training of newer members of the team.
Work flexibly as part of a team, covering for annual leave and sickness
To liaise closely with patients prescribed Disease Modifying Treatments (DMT’s) –
To keep an accurate record of each cost saving instance with respect to DMT prescribing.
To liaise with Pharmacy and the Homecare Service Provider to help facilitate a smooth medication delivery service and help resolve queries and delivery issues that are raised
The post holder will be required to use a PC for long periods. This post is classified as a DSE user. The work is office based, with a considerable amount of telephone activity. The physical work is light, for example mainly filing into lever arch files.
There is occasional exposure to agitated and worried patients on the telephone which will require a sympathetic but measured response.
To be responsible for the efficient collection of the Disease Modifying Therapies data, including blood monitoring and MRI requests and entry of this information onto the database.
To provide administrative facilitation to MDT meetings, including preparing, organising and circulating agendas/lists of patients for discussion, and ensuring MDT’s run as smoothly as possible to reach their full potential in discussing all DMT patients. This includes live secretary support to meeting and use of video conferencing and other IT equipment
To record attendance at, and apologies for, team meetings accurately and to circulate appropriately, to ensure compliance with standards.
To provide general administrative duties to the MDT teams, to include photocopying, filing, basic clerical duties, distributing documents quickly and efficiently, and the collection of notes.
To attend weekly MDT meetings and to keep a record of the outcome of each discussion.
Maintain good working relationships with Clinicians, Specialist Nurses, clerical and secretarial staff
To use knowledge and experience gained to assist in the training of newer members of the team.
Work flexibly as part of a team, covering for annual leave and sickness
Work within base at Southmead and within clinical team’s base for communication purposes.
To liaise closely with patients prescribed Disease Modifying Treatments (DMT’s) – current and future - for MS to quantify accurately compliance to help facilitate accurate, safe and cost-effective prescribing.
To keep an accurate record of each cost saving instance with respect to DMT prescribing.
To liaise with Pharmacy and the Homecare Service Provider to help facilitate a smooth medication delivery service and help resolve queries and delivery issues that are raise