Theatre Scheduling Manager

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the theatre scheduling team, leading the team in achieving scheduling excellence and providing managerial support.

We are seeking an organised and approachable individual who can navigate a multitude of targets and support a team in the scheduling of paediatric theatre's. The post holder should be comfortable with working with different professionals in order to use our theatre capacity and pre-operative clinics to the best efficiency.

Main duties of the job

The details of the responsibilities of the role can be found in more detail within the job description, however to highlight the main duties:

Providing managerial support to the scheduling team

Ensuring 6-4-2 process is followed

Ensuring all theatre lists are scheduled as per Trust policy

Ensuring the pre-operative clinics are booked effectively

Ensuring the 48 hour checks are conducted.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.