Waiting List Clerk

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

If you have Drive and Determination and are looking for a rewarding challenge, then look no further.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated team players to join our Scheduling Service team in this challenging and demanding, yet rewarding role. The role will be predominantly working with the Urology team.

The role is full time, Monday-Friday.

If you are interested in these positions do not miss out and apply today!

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for managing the waiting lists and theatre schedules of individual consultants with strict adherence to Trust protocols, being aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity. You will also be required to work with all our clinical service departments to ensure the delivery of the 18 week referral to treatment pathways.

You will have excellent communication, leadership, operational and inter-personal skills and must have in-depth knowledge and experience of the Trust's Waiting List booking processes and the systems that support this function along with PTL management and most importantly, Quadramed expertise.

You will understand theatre capacity and demand issues across their specialties as they will be liaising on a regular basis with the divisions to ensure provision of an efficient and high quality service. You will ensure adherence to corporate data quality and information governance.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Date posted

05 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-PB0321

Job locations

Preston Business Centre

Watling Street Road

Fulwood, Preston

PR2 8DY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties to include, but not be limited to:

  • Demonstrate an approachable, courteous, efficient appointment service to all Health Care Professions, patients, carers and relatives.
  • Maintain effective communication with colleagues and peers.
  • Work alongside other directorate teams within the Trust to ensure that all required standards are achieved and maintained to meet department/Trust targets.
  • Ensure effective theatre utilisation.
  • Ensure patients are given appropriate preparation advice before surgery and to ensure any specialist equipment requested is available at the time of surgery.
  • Ensure Waiting Lists are managed in accordance with the Your Guide to the NHS requirements and the 18 week referral to treatment pathway.
  • Verify that all elective surgery has taken place and patients have been correctly removed from the waiting list.
  • Rotate within the Waiting List Booking Service teams to ensure that a multi skilled work force is maintained.
  • Maintain a real time process for ensuring that QCPR data is updated and reasons for change robustly recorded.
  • Deal with any problems/queries in a consistent and timely manner, ensuring that all relevant information is provided to assist in a quick resolution to any problem. Escalate any major issues to the Waiting List Support Manager if appropriate.
  • Maintain confidentiality at all times as required by legislation and Trust Policy.
  • Play an active role in team, internal/external meetings and audits as required.
  • Actively participate in the PDPR process.
  • Demonstrate working processes and duties to new starters and agency staff.
  • Treat everyone with dignity and respect.
  • Act in accordance with current legislation, policies, procedures and good practice.
  • Report behaviour that undermines equality and diversity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties to include, but not be limited to:

  • Demonstrate an approachable, courteous, efficient appointment service to all Health Care Professions, patients, carers and relatives.
  • Maintain effective communication with colleagues and peers.
  • Work alongside other directorate teams within the Trust to ensure that all required standards are achieved and maintained to meet department/Trust targets.
  • Ensure effective theatre utilisation.
  • Ensure patients are given appropriate preparation advice before surgery and to ensure any specialist equipment requested is available at the time of surgery.
  • Ensure Waiting Lists are managed in accordance with the Your Guide to the NHS requirements and the 18 week referral to treatment pathway.
  • Verify that all elective surgery has taken place and patients have been correctly removed from the waiting list.
  • Rotate within the Waiting List Booking Service teams to ensure that a multi skilled work force is maintained.
  • Maintain a real time process for ensuring that QCPR data is updated and reasons for change robustly recorded.
  • Deal with any problems/queries in a consistent and timely manner, ensuring that all relevant information is provided to assist in a quick resolution to any problem. Escalate any major issues to the Waiting List Support Manager if appropriate.
  • Maintain confidentiality at all times as required by legislation and Trust Policy.
  • Play an active role in team, internal/external meetings and audits as required.
  • Actively participate in the PDPR process.
  • Demonstrate working processes and duties to new starters and agency staff.
  • Treat everyone with dignity and respect.
  • Act in accordance with current legislation, policies, procedures and good practice.
  • Report behaviour that undermines equality and diversity.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • oUnderstanding of Information Governance, Data Quality and its requirements.
  • oExperience in working under pressure, managing a large workload and working as part of a team
  • oExperience of working in a customer focused environment
  • oUnderstanding of Information Governance, Data Quality and its requirements.

Desirable

  • oOverview of the Health Records, Waiting List and Booking Service functions
  • oUnderstanding of the NHS processes including 18 week pathways
  • oExperienced in the use of an electronic record system

Qualifications and Education

Essential

  • oEducated to GCSE level or equivalent
  • oECDL or equivalent experience
  • oEfficient in the use of Microsoft Windows applications
Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • oUnderstanding of Information Governance, Data Quality and its requirements.
  • oExperience in working under pressure, managing a large workload and working as part of a team
  • oExperience of working in a customer focused environment
  • oUnderstanding of Information Governance, Data Quality and its requirements.

Desirable

  • oOverview of the Health Records, Waiting List and Booking Service functions
  • oUnderstanding of the NHS processes including 18 week pathways
  • oExperienced in the use of an electronic record system

Qualifications and Education

Essential

  • oEducated to GCSE level or equivalent
  • oECDL or equivalent experience
  • oEfficient in the use of Microsoft Windows applications

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Preston Business Centre

Watling Street Road

Fulwood, Preston

PR2 8DY


Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Preston Business Centre

Watling Street Road

Fulwood, Preston

PR2 8DY


Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Waiting list Supervisor

Karen Strange

karen.strange@lthtr.nhs.uk

01772523307

Date posted

05 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-PB0321

Job locations

Preston Business Centre

Watling Street Road

Fulwood, Preston

PR2 8DY


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