Due to additional clinical work, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Gynaecology team on the fixed term basis.
The successful candidate will have an exception approach to customer services and be highly organised. They will be able to work both well both in a team, but also using their own initiate. They will be flexible to meet the demands of the service.
The post holder will be expected to provide cross cover across the Gynaeoclogy Administrative team as directed by the Team leader on a day-to-day basis according to service need.
Patient administration underpins the patient journeyand supportsclinicalteams in delivering high quality patient careandcan makeareal difference to the patientexperience.Effective and efficientpatientadministration supportsmanagement throughensuring ahighstandardof data qualityandby making the bestuseof capacityandresources.
The post holder has responsibility for the provision of a professional comprehensive and efficient administrative service,which is effectively delivered to all patients and members of the Department. This will be through the delivery of a comprehensive administrative service to a specialty team.This will involve providing a full administration service to the consultant team and taking responsibility for managing the whole patient pathway in line with theElectiveAccess policy and Cancer waiting time targets .
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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Outpatient Pathway
· Administer all new referrals received via the E referral service, ensuring all are electronically triaged by the appropriate clinical staff member and action asrequired.
· Process and log all non-Choose and Book referrals on EPR, including registering new patients in addition to updating existing patient details.
· Book new and follow-up outpatient and diagnostic appointments, ensuring that capacity is proactively and efficiently used. This includes booking patients into the correct clinic to ensure that they are seen by the most appropriateclinician.
· Reschedule outpatient appointments as a result of patients calling the service, in line with the 18-week RTT / cancer / screening targets and agreed local processes inrespectto patient cancellations.
· Actively review patient DNAs,liaisingwith the appropriate clinical staff and reschedule patientappointmentsinlinewithagreedlocalprocesses.
· As required, completecliniccancellation forms and ensure appropriately authorised(minimum6 weeks'noticerequired) before processing thecliniccancellation on EPR andrescheduling of patient appointments.
· Addingadditionalcliniccapacity on EPR as directed by management, toincludethe useof adding appointment slots on EPR that can be booked via Choose andBook.
· To be responsible for actively managing the OP PTL and Incomplete lists.
General
· Demonstrate high levels of customer care and be an ambassador for customer care within the Trust.
· Provide a robust administration function that underpins the delivery of a high quality service and maintain effective working relationships with clinical, nursing and administrative staff.
· Answer all telephone calls in a timely manner and action as appropriate.
· Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
· Be flexible in your approach to work, such as covering other job roles at an appropriate grade or site, and to include varying working hours to ensure the service maintains a minimum level of cover during its core hours of 08:00 to 17:00.
· Retrieve notes and ensure all patient information is available in a timely manner for all appropriate outpatient appointments, diagnostic appointments and inpatient / daycase procedures, checking demographics at every stage and locating lost notes where appropriate.
· Support the Team Leader, Patient Pathway Manager and Service Manager in the investigation and resolution of patient queries and complaints received direct to the service or via PALS / Complaints Department.
· Book interpreters for patients prior to appointments and admissions as and when required.
· Liaise with Clinical coders to ensure patient notes are available so that all patient episodes are coded accurately and promptly.
· To support and contribute to on-going and future service development projects supporting continuous improvement of the services we provide.
· Any other duties at the request of the Team Leader / Patient Pathway Manager / Service Manager, which may be needed to fulfil the objectives of the post, which are appropriate to the grade.
This job description should be regarded only as a guide to the duties required and is not intended to be definitive. It may be reviewed in the light of the changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder. The job description does not form part of the contract of employment.
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Nov 2024
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