* Closing date: Sunday 19 January 2025
* Interview date: Wednesday 29 January 2025
Overview
Do you have a high level of attention to detail, strong organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a fast paced team? If so, Frome Medical Practice wants to hear from you!
We are seeking a Scheduler, who will play a vital role in scheduling clinics for our healthcare professionals, including GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Pharmacists, and Complex Care Team members.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, innovative, welcoming and supportive team providing primary care, at Frome Medical Practice. We are a single site practice and Primary Care Network in our own right with a patient population of just under 30,000. We have received National Awards for Sustainability and our Green Impact work and have also been nationally recognised for our outstanding Health Connections (social prescribing) programme, which is based in the practice.
We are committed to providing an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career.
The working hours for this role are 21 hours per week; Monday 7.30am to 12.30pm, Tuesday 7.30am to 13.30pm, Thursday 7.30am to 12.30pm and Friday 7.30am to 12.30pm.
Responsibilities will include
* To schedule and ensure consistency of approach to daily timetables of clinicians.
* To check absences and reschedule clinics as necessary.
* To ensure all daily schedules are planned to ensure coverage of all key services.
* To ensure Chronic disease, Cytology, Family planning, Leg ulcer, Immunisation, Blood Pressure Blood tests, NHS Health checks and other Practice Nurse and HCA key services are covered.
* To keep an overview of annual staffing and adjust where required for seasonal variations.
* To check and approve all leave requests from clinicians ensuring staffing levels are maintained.
* To book out clinicians where needed for meetings and training.
* To plan and keep an overview of all room usage across the practice.
* To ensure the daily update is sent out to all staff to assist with practice wide communication.
* To ensure schedules are regularly reviewed for any scheduling errors.
* To work to implement changes as required to meet requirements and help to make ongoing improvements to the processes.
* To support other operational requirements of the practice when required.
Essential qualifications and experience:
Qualifications
* 5 GCSEs at A-C or equivalent including English and Maths
Experience
* Experience of using computer-based information systems
* Previous Primary Care experience
* Experience of clinical based computer systems
* Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
* Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness, common sense to respond to day-to-day issues as they arise
* An understanding, adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
* Able to make informed decisions under pressure
Skills and knowledge
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
* Able to use Excel
* Demonstrate high attention to detail
* Autonomous working skills and ability to problem solve
* High level of computer literacy
Other
* Flexibility
* Ability to work early mornings from 7.30 am.
* Free parking
* NHS & local discounts
* Cycle to work scheme
* In-house training
* Employee events
Applications
Closing date for applications: Sunday 19 January 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 29 January 2025
Please note that our online application process begins with the completion of our equal opportunities monitoring form, before moving on to the application form.
We reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
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