Please see the attached job description and person specification. The post holder will manage elective admissions for Consultants and Registrars adhering to defined policies and trust general policies. The post holder will implement change in their own area relating to the management of waiting lists and be responsible for the management of admissions in line with clinical need and the Trust Access Policy and targets.
To be responsible for managing the Patient Target Lists (PTL) ensuring patients are dated within their waiting time breach target dates.
To actively monitor and manage the pathway of patients in defined specialties referred to the trust within the relevant time scales. Responsible for assessing and planning the capacity of waiting lists and theatre list availability, to ensure maximum utilization of lists and to organize extra operating lists when appropriate. To be fully conversant with 18 weeks RTT policy.
To be responsible for organizing operation dates with patients in strict order of the waiting list, taking into account case mix, instrument availability, age, medication, surgeon, anaesthetist, and instrument availability. To liaise with other admission coordinators regarding equipment, i.e., whether other specialties are using certain lasers or microscopes which would inhibit the booking of certain procedures on other lists.
Responsible for identifying potential day case procedures that may have been presented to the admission office as possible inpatient care. To work in conjunction with Clinicians to ensure that all theatre lists are fully utilized. Be responsible for organizing operating lists for a selection of surgeons and to replace any cancellations with suitable replacements.
Responsible for managing cancelled operations, ensuring the government policy is strictly adhered to when rebooking patients, i.e., 28 days breaches. To liaise with other admission coordinators to use any vacated operating lists to fully utilize theatre operating time to maintain financial balance. To be aware of availability of staff and events that may impact on the patient pathway.
Responsible for notifying relevant departments when potential bottlenecks/delays in the patient pathway are going to have an effect on the probable operation date, i.e., to actively monitor diagnostic delays which may result in a patient pathway breach situation. Responsible for ensuring that patients who have opted out of the patient 18 weeks RTT pathway have their reinstatement managed correctly, ensuring that the patient is referred back to their GP.
The post holder may be required to supervise and mentor any junior staff within the Admissions Team. In addition to their own workload, the post holder will provide cover for colleagues in the team during annual leave, sick leave, and during busy periods where there is an imbalance of work.
To liaise with the PCT Liaison office regarding the authorization of TNNF patients ensuring that the department is aware of 18 weeks RTT breach dates, actively monitoring the outcomes of authorization requests and ensuring that patients are dated accordingly within their breach dates or removed from the waiting lists in a timely fashion should authorization be refused by the PCT.
The post holder must have the ability to rearrange patient appointments at extremely short notice in the event of unexpected theatre changes, i.e., surgeon, theatre staff, or anaesthetist unavailability, equipment failure, or emergency patients having to take theatre space therefore cancelling elective admissions. Extra theatre lists are sometimes to be booked at very short notice, i.e., waiting list initiative lists or lists for other providers.
To be able to represent the admissions service at senior manager meetings, e.g., Waiting List Meetings, Theatre Allocations Meeting. Ensure patient choice policy is complied with and to avoid breach of government targets. To be responsible for managing cancelled operations, ensuring government policy is followed when re-booking patients.
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