Waiting List Coordinator

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 4 GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English grades A-C
• NVQ level III in Business Administration

Experience

Essential

• Experience of waiting list coordination
• Experience of managing patient waiting time targets including 18 week RTT and cancer wait times
• Experience of populating and coordinating a theatre list
• Experience of working with Doctors and other clinical staff
• An ability to work effectively with colleagues from a range of disciplines
• Experience of developing and supporting change to improve a service
• Determination and resilience of meeting objectives and deadlines

Desirable

• Clear understanding of NHS clinical and operational systems
• Outline knowledge of other departments that make up SYRS
• Understanding of relevant Trust Policies and ability to ensure compliance
• Experience of booking outpatient and surgery admissions

Further Training

Essential

• Clear understanding of patient confidentiality
• Experience of Lorenzo

Desirable

• IT Literacy with Microsoft office packages including Excel

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

• Accurate keyboard skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Experience of working in a pressurised environment
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Knowledge of both national and local waiting time targets

Desirable

• Demonstrate a tactful understanding when dealing with a variety of staff and situations

Other Factors

Essential

• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• An effective role model demonstrating the Trust's PROUD values.
• Professional approach

Desirable

• Experience of a busy office and working with professional staff

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU

Employer's website

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