An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Waiting List Team Leader within Specialist Surgery.
To be responsible for ensuring that robust systems are in place to achieve delivery of the Directorate and individual service patient access targets. This will include supporting the Theatre Planning Assistant Service Manager who, in conjunction with the Deputy Operational Services Manager, is responsible for the management of Referral to Treatment (RTT) & Cancer Access standards across assigned services.
The post holder will take responsibility for the management of the Waiting List administration teams and Inpatient PTL across the Directorate. The Waiting List Team Leader will work within the clinical services ensuring appropriate prioritisation and chronological booking is consistent for all inpatient elective procedures within the Directorate.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and serving as a base for medical education, training, and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we maintain with our patients, colleagues, and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, focusing on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we aspire to for ourselves and our families.
Specialist Surgery is one of the Directorates within the NOTSSCaN Division of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It covers Ear Nose and Throat, Plastic Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Head and Neck Unit. Specialist Surgery is a friendly and collaborative place to work. You will be working closely with a dedicated and caring multi-disciplinary team who strive to uphold all of the Trust's values.
The post holder will provide assurance to the Trust regarding the management of Specialties outpatient referral to treatment (RTT) pathways to meet all relevant local and national targets. To be responsible for ensuring that systems are in place to achieve delivery of the Directorate’s patient access targets via the implementation of new processes and procedures, updating the Theatre Planning Assistant Service Manager/Deputy Operational Service Manager on at least a weekly basis.
The post holder is responsible for the practical management of inpatient waiting lists, working closely within the Directorate to ensure waiting list improvements and national targets are achieved. They will present highly complex statistical information to staff to assist with ongoing service improvement.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Theatre Planning Assistant Service Manager and Deputy Operational Service Manager within the Directorate in the achievement of all elective access targets. They will also be responsible for training all staff in the rules and guidance for RTT delivery under the direction of the Theatre Planning Assistant Service Manager and provide support and line management to the Waiting List administration teams, ensuring optimum utilisation of inpatient theatre capacity.
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