The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Inpatient Booking Clerk

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Job summary

The post holder will work as part of the Inpatient Booking Team ensuring that theatre lists are planned in accordance with agreed service guidelines and in line with National Waiting times and Clinical targets. The post holder will be expected to liaise directly with Medical Staff, colleagues from theatres and patients to agree admission dates, arrange Pre Operative Assessment and ensure that there is bed capacity in order to provide a seamless journey for the patient.

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder is expected to plan and prioritise workload using their own initiative working and within agreed Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures to support decision making.
  • To operate and maintain an efficient and effective planning service for in-patient or day case surgery booking. Ensuring clinical priorities are maintained and recorded appropriately within the PAS system and that patients are planned for their Surgery using the appropriate in patient waiting list available on the SQL reporting system to ensure that they are planned in accordance with their clinical priority i.e. urgent or cancer patients followed by routine patient patients by longest wait in line within the National 18 week referral to treatment target.
  • The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that planned lists are agreed with Surgeons when appropriate to ensure that the patient list order is correct taking into account any allergies, alerts and pre operative assessment status.
  • The post holder will be responsible for arranging pre operative assessments for patients ensuring that this is completed in a timely manner in order to achieve maximum optimisation

About us

The post holder will be expected to provide an efficient and effective in patient booking service for the Trust working within the Patient Access, Theatre, Anaesthetics and Critical Care Centre.

Details

Date posted

14 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

223-IBC-398

Job locations

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • 4 GCSE's or equivalent A-C (9-4) including Maths & English
  • ECDL/CLAIT or equivalent; NVQ Level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Competent and experienced in a range of administration and clerical duties within a healthcare setting

Desirable

  • Conversant with Microsoft Excel, Access and Powerpoint to ECDL standard

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

  • Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of staff at all levels in a professional way, demonstrating competence, sensitivity and direction - good communication and telephone manner.
  • Familiar with IT systems and software used by the Trust (Semahelix,Bluespier)

Desirable

  • Microsoft Office Professional software programmes
  • Keyboard skills
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • 4 GCSE's or equivalent A-C (9-4) including Maths & English
  • ECDL/CLAIT or equivalent; NVQ Level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Competent and experienced in a range of administration and clerical duties within a healthcare setting

Desirable

  • Conversant with Microsoft Excel, Access and Powerpoint to ECDL standard

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

  • Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of staff at all levels in a professional way, demonstrating competence, sensitivity and direction - good communication and telephone manner.
  • Familiar with IT systems and software used by the Trust (Semahelix,Bluespier)

Desirable

  • Microsoft Office Professional software programmes
  • Keyboard skills

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).

Additional information

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

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

In-Patient Support Services Manager

Stacey Evans

stacey.evans9@nhs.net

01743261046

Details

Date posted

14 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

223-IBC-398

Job locations

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ


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