Theatre Scheduler

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Part time - 20 hours per week

Care Group 3 - Obstetrics & Gynecology Services is a diverse service providing both community and acute healthcare to the population of Rotherham.

We are looking for an individual displaying enthusiasm, commitment, and professionalism; who will work with us to continually strive to improve our services.

Experience of delivering to standards and deadlines.

What we offer is

  • An opportunity to work with a dedicated team who put the care and safety of their patients at the forefront of everything they do.
  • A commitment to help all our staff reach their full potential with our structured induction and tailored individual development plans.
  • The opportunity to be part of a team who is building for the future needs of the NHS, who actively pursue change and feel passionate about driving forward new initiatives.

Your life outside TRFT is important and the Trust are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

This role involves

  • Establish, implement and monitor a range of administrative processes and systems to support the patients admission process, in the day-to-day management of patient care.
  • Working to deadlines
  • Communicating well with staff of all grades and disciplines
  • Accurately record and complete patient information, maintaining confidentiality at all times
  • Record keeping, updating information onto a database system for audit purposes, all within acceptable timeframes
  • Liaising between consultants, medical secretaries, Trust staff and outside agencies as required
  • Utilising IT skills
  • Receiving and dealing with telephone / e-mails in a timely and professional manner.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-24-11-071

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Working in a customer/patient care environment
  • Working as part of a team
  • Working under own initiative
  • Working under pressure or to meet targets/deadlines.
  • Maintain effective, accurate and efficient office systems including Meditech

Desirable

  • Waiting list management.
  • Previous NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • 3 GCSE's or equivalent
  • NVQ or equivalent in customer service or administration

Desirable

  • Previous training in/use of Trust in-house systems
  • Training in data protection

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of the 18 week policies and wait list management
  • Knowledge of national and local access targets

Desirable

  • Health & Safety in the workplace
  • Confidentiality
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Working in a customer/patient care environment
  • Working as part of a team
  • Working under own initiative
  • Working under pressure or to meet targets/deadlines.
  • Maintain effective, accurate and efficient office systems including Meditech

Desirable

  • Waiting list management.
  • Previous NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • 3 GCSE's or equivalent
  • NVQ or equivalent in customer service or administration

Desirable

  • Previous training in/use of Trust in-house systems
  • Training in data protection

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of the 18 week policies and wait list management
  • Knowledge of national and local access targets

Desirable

  • Health & Safety in the workplace
  • Confidentiality

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

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Caroline Simms

caroline.simms@nhs.net

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-24-11-071

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


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