Job summary
To be responsible for the scheduling and admission of all elective and emergency patients requiring cardiological investigation, diagnosis and treatment.
This involves managing waiting lists for Consultant cardiologists and visiting cardiologists .
To adhere to National Patient Access policy, waiting time targets, the National service framework for Coronary Heart Disease and NICE guidance
To coordinate all activity taking place within the service's four laboratories and communicating with all relevant parties to ensure high resource utilisation.
Main duties of the job
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To manage and coordinate all inpatient and elective activity through the 4 catheter labs.
- To deliver high catheter session utilisation and in session utilisation through managing consultant colleagues and MDT members capacity/ availability.
- Attending board rounds to support patient flow, advise staff in the preparation of patients and to support/educate staff.
- To organise and coordinate additional sessions
- Minimise impact of emergency PPCIs on waiting lists/ cancellations.
- Reschedule all cancellations within 28 days
- To schedule the admission of all patients in accordance with the patient access policy and to support the delivery of National targets.
- To work alongside the waiting list team to ensure timely elective/ non elective scheduling.
- To manage the admission of acute emergency transfers from other hospitals, making the appropriate changes to schedules at short notice and communicating these changes to the clinical teams
- To liaise with the bed management team regarding planned admissions.
- To make urgent changes to schedules as a result of availability of beds, non-attending patients, emergency admissions, staff absence and equipment failure.
- To manage waiting lists on an ongoing basis, proposing changes which may be required to alleviate actual/ potential problems. To consult and negotiate with the multi disciplinary team regarding proposals and implement once agreed.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To manage and coordinate all in patient and elective activity through the 4 catheter labs. The labs undertake circa 3200 procedures per year.
- To deliver high catheter session utilisation and in session utilisation through managing consultant colleagues and MDT members capacity/ availability.
- Managing all referrals and proactively adjusting capacity to ensure equity in waiting times.
- Attending board rounds to support patient flow, advise staff in the preparation of patients for procedures and to support/educate staff.
- To organise and coordinate additional adhoc sessions
- Support the delivery of additional private work
- Support the delivery of the BPT for STEMI patients.
- Minimise impact of emergency PPCIs on waiting lists/ cancellations.
- Reschedule all cancellations within 28 days
- To schedule the admission of all patients in accordance with the patient access policy and to support the delivery of National targets (referral to treatment, Best Practice Tariffs etc)
- To work alongside the waiting list team to ensure timely elective/ non elective scheduling.
- To manage the admission of acute emergency transfers from other hospitals, making the appropriate changes to schedules at short notice and communicating these changes to the clinical teams
- To liaise with the bed management team regarding planned admissions.
- To make urgent changes to schedules as a result of availability of beds, non-attending patients, emergency admissions, staff absence and equipment failure.
- To manage waiting lists on an ongoing basis, proposing changes which may be required to alleviate actual/ potential problems. To consult and negotiate with the multi disciplinary team regarding proposals and implement once agreed.
In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To manage and coordinate all in patient and elective activity through the 4 catheter labs. The labs undertake circa 3200 procedures per year.
- To deliver high catheter session utilisation and in session utilisation through managing consultant colleagues and MDT members capacity/ availability.
- Managing all referrals and proactively adjusting capacity to ensure equity in waiting times.
- Attending board rounds to support patient flow, advise staff in the preparation of patients for procedures and to support/educate staff.
- To organise and coordinate additional adhoc sessions
- Support the delivery of additional private work
- Support the delivery of the BPT for STEMI patients.
- Minimise impact of emergency PPCIs on waiting lists/ cancellations.
- Reschedule all cancellations within 28 days
- To schedule the admission of all patients in accordance with the patient access policy and to support the delivery of National targets (referral to treatment, Best Practice Tariffs etc)
- To work alongside the waiting list team to ensure timely elective/ non elective scheduling.
- To manage the admission of acute emergency transfers from other hospitals, making the appropriate changes to schedules at short notice and communicating these changes to the clinical teams
- To liaise with the bed management team regarding planned admissions.
- To make urgent changes to schedules as a result of availability of beds, non-attending patients, emergency admissions, staff absence and equipment failure.
- To manage waiting lists on an ongoing basis, proposing changes which may be required to alleviate actual/ potential problems. To consult and negotiate with the multi disciplinary team regarding proposals and implement once agreed.
In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.
Person Specification
Registered nurse
Essential
Desirable
Specialist knowledge for area of responsibility
Essential
- Previous Cardiology Experience
Desirable
- Previous Cardiology Experience
Person Specification
Registered nurse
Essential
Desirable
Specialist knowledge for area of responsibility
Essential
- Previous Cardiology Experience
Desirable
- Previous Cardiology Experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).