Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
About
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage. We are rated CQC Good and are well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we provide for our patients and our staff. We offer a broad range of clinical care to a population of 270,000, and we have regional specialist centres for spinal injuries, rehabilitation, plastics and burns. Our longstanding links with local Armed Forces and veterans has seen us awarded Gold under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition scheme.
Our 5,500-strong workforce is at the very centre of everything we do, and we are committed to developing our people and their careers. We have high levels of staff engagement, an award-winning internal communications function, an innovative training partnership with Coventry University, and are one of 23 NHS People Promise Exemplar sites.
At SFT we work flexibly and we think working here is pretty rewarding. Employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, a generous leave entitlement and pension scheme.
Additional staff benefits include accommodation, on-site car parking, access to a leisure centre (2 indoor heated swimming pools and a fully equipped gym and squash court), day nursery, holiday play scheme, restaurants and a number of shops.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, Salisbury also has one of the 31 UNESCO world heritage sites in the UK in the form of Stonehenge, and in addition boasts a number of museums and famous landmarks which are well worth a visit. Alternatively, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Dont just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting here.
Key details
Location
Site: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Odstock Road
Town: Salisbury
Postcode: SP2 8BJ
Major / Minor Region: Wiltshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Fixed term: 18 months (Secondments and job shares also considered)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 3)
Specialty
Main area: Urgent Results Coordinator - Radiology
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Urgent Results Coordinator to join the Radiology Administrative team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for someone to join a dynamic, friendly, and welcoming department.
The successful candidate must be able to provide a comprehensive administrative service with regards to the communication of urgent results, working closely with the Consultant Radiologists and referrers within the hospital and primary care. The post holder should have excellent communication skills and be able to use a wide range of IT systems to input and communicate sensitive patient information and time-sensitive data.
It is vital that the successful candidate builds relationships with key people in the department and becomes a proactive member of the Radiology Admin Team.
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To facilitate the timely communication of urgent Imaging results to referrers, by using clear and effective communication and processes, to ensure patients' pathways are not delayed and clinical decisions can be made regarding treatment. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring acknowledgement of results by referrers, establishing a tracking process for this and prompting referrers to acknowledge reports within particular timeframes.
This job requires implementing new processes and policies within the Department to facilitate new standards of practice, in line with the latest national guidance. The post holder will need to be adaptable to change and willing to suggest and implement ideas in conjunction with other colleagues in the Department.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated Good by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:
* Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
* Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
* An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual)
* Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
* Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
* An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
* Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
* Cycle to work scheme
* Uniform provided (where required)
* On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
* On site health and fitness club
* On site car parking
* Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS
We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
GETTING TO WORK
We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.
Other Information
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to repay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications And Training
Essential criteria
* Previous experience working in an NHS setting
* Education to A level/NVQ3 level 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
* Understanding of CRIS and other IT systems used at SFT
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience or understanding of patient flow in a hospital setting
* Experience of administration services within the NHS
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
* Experience of managing change and working with new processes
* Experience of liaising with a variety of different teams within Healthcare
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
* Excellent IT skills, including inputting and interrogating IT systems and excellent keyboard skills
* Good communication skills, both written and verbal
* Ability to remain calm working under pressure
* Understanding of Information Governance
* Problem solving skills and able to recommend appropriate actions
* Urgent Results Coordinator B3 JD (, 416.6)PDFKB
* Facts about Salisbury (, 214.5)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Christina Craig
Job title: Ops Manager - Radiology and CDC
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01722 336262
Additional information
Or
Name: Isobel Ali
Job title: Service Manager, Diagnostic
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01722 336262 ext 5513 #J-18808-Ljbffr