Patient Pathway Coordinator - Ophthalmology
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Job summary
The Ophthalmology service at SASH is looking for a talented individual who is committed to working as part of our healthcare team delivering an excellent, caring service to patients.
This role will support the Ophthalmology service and ensure patients are managed within the guideline timescales for treatment and for follow up. This role will provide an essential communication link between clinicians, supporting staff and patients to ensure all patients are treated within the clinically indicated timeframe.
The role requires you to be computer literate and competent with Microsoft Word and Excel. You will also have excellent communication and analytical skills. Experience of pathway management would be advantageous but training would be provided for the right candidate.
This is a busy and demanding role so candidates will need to be enthusiastic, highly motivated and have a flexible approach to their role to ensure the needs of the service are met. The successful applicant will have excellent analytical skills and will work well within a team. They will have the flexibility to respond to requests, and will be able to work under their own initiative.
Main duties of the job
You should be self-motivated and be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills and have the ability to prioritise own workload.
Excellent verbal written and communications skills and strong interpersonal skills will be essential, as this role will involve dealing with complex patient pathways and a variety of different personnel.
Long periods of sitting and concentration will be required for this post to input and analyse data and also to validate patient pathways.
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
About us
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
- Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
- National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
- We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Details
Date posted
21 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£15,423 to £16,925 a year plus high cost allowance
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
326-5652641-AT
Job locations
East Surrey Hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
East Surrey Hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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