Elective Admissions Booking Clerk

2 weeks ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
We are looking for an enthusiastic Elective Admissions Clerk to join our team here at the Great Western Hospital.

You will provide a patient
- focused, accurate and efficient surgical admissions service for elective patients, in line with Trust values and in accordance with the Elective Access, Booking and Choice of Date policy, working together with colleagues in other departments to provide the best service for patients, fully utilising all available pre-op and theatre sessions.


To deliver a specialty surgical booking service in accordance with key national and Trust-wide performance indicators, such as Referral To Treatment targets.


  • Communicate and negotiate with patients and relatives, on the telephone, in person and in writing, to make certain the surgery date is booked with patient agreement. Ensure patients and relatives understand information conveyed regarding surgical admission.
  • Meet weekly with Speciality Consultants to ensure cases and patients are booked to appropriate lists, whilst adhering to the Trust policy on Elective Access, Booking and Choice of Date and other guidelines and targets.
  • Understand and interpret Trust waiting list information, and utilise this to ensure that speciality operating lists are booked appropriately and in target timescales.
  • Monitor and update speciality wait list information as work progresses, and provide feedback to responsible manager.
  • Understand and utilise a good working knowledge of national Referral To Treatment (RTT) rules and Cancer waiting times. Maintain knowledge of local and regional variations, including Interventions Not Normally Funded (INNF) and Independent Sector outsourcing/transfer guidelines
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.

Service We will put our patients first

Teamwork We will work together

Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service

Respect We will act with integrity

  • Ensure that theatre lists are booked to full capacity two to six weeks ahead, maximising theatre time efficiency. Analyse and report any shortfalls to the responsible manager before problems escalate.
  • Manage Theatre cancellations
Please find attached a full job description and person specification
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