1. The post holder must manage the inpatient and day cases waiting lists for a delegated number of consultants in accordance with NHS Access Targets and the Trusts Access Policy. 2. Assigned to Consultant Surgeons but will provide support and cover during periods of leave for colleagues. 3. Add patients to the inpatient waiting list from outpatient appointment and when decision to admit is made ensuring all information is entered on to the Lorenzo system. 4. Agree a date of admission according to the waiting times set out by relevant national directive. 5. Support with booking and co-ordination of mutual aid theatre activity, by liaising with secretaries and booking teams to receive notes and process for booking. 6. Arrange transfers of care internally and externally in accordance with RTT and trust policies. 7. Agree date for the patient to attend for formal pre-operative assessment and consent ensuring the relevant period between appointment and admission date is met. 8. Ensure that Joint school is arranged for applicable patients and coupled with other appointments where appropriate. Appointments To be outcomed. 9. Appropriate patients to be added to Remcare for pre-operative questionnaire and followed up accordingly. Communication with patients and scheduling. 10. Amendments of clinic slots and occasionally setting up additional clinics on Lorenzo. 11. Ensure all relevant documentation is present in the Health Care Records and all systems are updated. 12. Liaise with Team Leader/Supervisors regularly to receive updates on waiting times and discuss and make recommendations to improve waiting list management. 13. Ensure that patients receive all the relevant documentation pertaining to their admissions. 14. Plan and liaise with Consultants regarding admissions for their operating sessions. 15. Whilst arranging admission dates using knowledge of operating list capacity, plan operating lists. 16. Re-arrange cancellations (with and without consultant consultation) where appropriate ensuring full utilisation of theatre lists. 17. Provide information for clinicians regarding their waiting lists. 18. Provide a high level of customer care exchanging information with patients and staff regarding admission processes and procedures. 19. Liaise with Head of Patient Access and Administrative Services Manager to ensure all lists are utilised and planned efficiently. 20. To deal with queries from patients, medical and nursing staff in a diplomatic and sympathetic manner. 21. Participate in new staff training within the Department. 22. Maintain PAS details and update patient details. 23. Liaise with pre-op department re: changes, bookings, cancellations. 24. Liaise with other Hospitals to ensure notes and x-rays are forwarded for patients to be admitted. 25. Provide support to the Patient Access Manager, Administrative Services manager and Team Leader. 26. Ability to exercise initiative, have an independent judgement and decision making with situations arising as regards bookings 27. To Facilitate in service improvement to streamline a patients journey and to ensure that the Trust delivers a quality service and gold standard of patient care. 28. Maintain Consultant computerised diaries and hard copy diaries.