MDT Pathways Co-ordinator: Sponsorship Available

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an organised, dynamic individual within the Specialist Children’s Services Multi-Disciplinary Team (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Dietetics, Community Nursing & Community Paediatrics) in a job share arrangement.

The successful post holder can be based at The Peacock Centre (Cambridge) or The Oak Tree Centre (Huntingdon), however, will be required to travel between locations to support the role/build relationships.

This role is crucial in co-ordinating clinical care for children/young people with complex needs and their families, facilitating co-ordinated support between professionals in health and other sectors, such as schools, local authority, whilst establishing relationships with families.

If you have a desire to support quality care for children/young people, are a strong communicator, highly organised, have excellent administrative skills and can effectively prioritise; this may be the job for you!

The post is 15 hours per week worked over 3 days, with the requirement to work a Monday or a Friday (preferably both). Term-time and annualised hours will be considered.

If you would like to know more, please contact us for a discussion or an opportunity to come and meet our friendly team.

Interviews will be held in person only on Friday 21st August at The Oak Tree Centre, Huntingdon.

Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 3rd August

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose:

To establish and introduce the MDT administration support for the clinical services, parent/carer, patients and included third persons working when children and young people are referred to the service.

To organise and facilitate the co-ordination of MDT clinics and meetings for CYP in Cambridgeshire.

To co-ordinate between practitioners and clinicians to manage MDT clinics and meetings across Cambridgeshire.

To be central contact point for families of children with complex needs.

To work with external and voluntary agencies to provide ongoing support material for families.

To manage the patient appointments in conjunction with the clinical staff, by using waiting lists, recalls, reporting and liaison with clinicians.

Take guidance from clinical leads and support service changes – e.g. manage meetings to refresh working methods and new areas of need.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Educated to NVQ4 in Business & Administration or equivalent qualifications or relevant experience in administration
  • GCSE or equivalent qualification in Maths and English

Experience

Essential

  • Post holder must have considerable experience of working in the field of administration
  • Experience of working in a patient/customer focused setting
  • Works under own initiative
  • Use of Microsoft applications, Word, Outlook Excel, databases

Desirable

  • Experience of working across multiple disciplines including external agencies
  • Experience of working in Children’s Services and working with children with complex needs
  • Experience of using SystmOne and/or managing waiting lists
  • Experience of organising meetings with integrated teams

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Effectively prioritises, organises and co-ordinates own work, with excellent time management
  • Able to foster good working relationships to facilitate collaborative working
  • Ability to resolve conflict and remain calm under pressure

Desirable

  • Have an understanding of clinical governance
  • Awareness of the needs of families with disabled children
  • Understanding the needs of culturally diverse communities and hard to reach groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 12 August 2026

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