Job summary
To work with the Admissions and Outpatients Manager to organise the Outsourcing and Insourcing programme ensuring the Outsourcing spreadsheets and Trust EPR system is updated real time and to liaise with key stakeholders in its management.
To assist the coordination of a comprehensive patient centred admission service ensuring continuity in achieving excellence in patient care within local and national time frames.
If you are interested in this exciting development opportunity, please note this position is a 10 month secondment, until the end of March 2026.
Main duties of the job
Communicate effectively either by telephone, face to face or email with all staff responsible for the co-ordination of Outsourcing and Insourcing work. To weekly liaise with the Outsourcing sites on updates and actions. To update the Outsourcing spreadsheets, Patient Target Lists (PTLs) and the Trust EPR system real time.
Communicate effectively with Outpatient Supervisors and Waiting List Co-ordinators on all matters concerning their specialty waiting lists and admissions, highlighting the need for extra theatre lists as capacity demands.
Ensure that Outsourcing spreadsheets, PTLs and the Trust EPR system is accurate and up to date at all times.
Ensure that waiting list information is accurate at all times. Amend data in the Trust EPR system and validate Primary Target Lists (PTLs) to ensure that Clinical Information reporting is correct.
Track patients, pathways in the Referral to Treatment database to ensure that wait times are compliant with national targets.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Details
Date posted
27 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year
Contract
Secondment
Duration
10 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
184-OL-OR-2577
Job locations
County Hall
The Crescent
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 4DY
Employer details
Employer name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
County Hall
The Crescent
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 4DY
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