Permanent
Full Time 37.5 hours per week
Work Pattern Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm
Band 3
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust provides healthcare in hospital and the community to 258,000 people across Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.
We are looking to recruit within the Access Centre, Inpatient Department at Southport and Ormskirk District General Hospital.
We pride ourselves in providing safe, clean and friendly care, and recruit to our SCOPE values. We also offer a range of family friendly options to staff.
The post will be responsible for the day to day coordination of Consultant waiting lists, allocation of patients to Consultant theatre lists based on clinic priority, waiting times and timings of procedures.
Liaising with Consultants ensuring utilisation of theatre lists. Liaising with theatre coordinator on behalf of consultants regarding availability of theatre equipment when planning theatre sessions and general admin duties.
You should have excellent keyboard skills, knowledge of the Hospital Patient Administrative System (Medway), and some experience working within an office setting. Good communication and telephone skills and the ability to work independently are also essential.
KEY DUTIES
* Provide a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient service to patients.
* Be the named contact point liaising with patients, relatives, medical representatives, GP’s, nursing staff, surgical team, and support services to ensure appropriate planning and management of admissions.
* Accurately add patients to the waiting list ensuring relevant notes are recorded.
* Provide advice to patients regarding their admission and position on the waiting list.
* Plan multiple theatre/procedure lists up to six weeks in advance.
* Ensure theatre/procedure lists are utilized to their maximum potential.
* Communicate information and changes relating to elective admissions and theatre lists.
* Ensure appropriate funding is in place for patient admissions.
* Identify and pre-empt situations that may result in a breach of access targets.
* Work flexibly according to service needs.
* Liaise with Bed Manager regarding patients on ‘stand-by’ or cancellations.
* Ensure patients are placed on galaxy (theatre system) as soon as booking is confirmed.
* Forward finalized theatre lists to respective secretaries for circulation.
* Add patients to the waiting list ensuring correct linkage.
* Manage all outpatient waiting lists to ensure accurate patient management.
* Ensure compliance with the two-week wait rule for all suspected cancer referrals.
* Participate in training and induction of new staff.
* Contribute to service/department meetings regarding activity and wait time reductions.
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