Outpatient Booking Coordinator

6 months ago


Warwick, United Kingdom South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Patient Access Services is a busy and diverse area that books outpatient and inpatient appointments/operations for patients and we are looking for person who is interested in this permanent part time role.

The post holder will work within the inpatient booking team. The main focus of this role is to book surgical lists for an allocated specialty. Full training will be provided.

The post holder will be required to ensure that they provide a patient centred approach at every stage of the patient journey, and ensuring potential breaches of RTT (referral to treatment) waiting times are avoided or escalated to the relevant manager.

Applicants will need to be a good team worker as well as able to work independently. They will need to be flexible, and be able to use their own initiative working proactively with colleagues to ensure waiting time targets are achieved. The post holder will be responsible for prioritising own workload and ensuring data quality and customer service are met to a high quality standard.

To work as a flexible member of a team to carry out clerical duties within the Patient Access Services giving support to patients, medical staff and the management process, maintaining an effective customer focused service.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Key Responsibilities

Negotiate patient appointments to attend for both Outpatients and day surgery/ in-patient procedures, working against agreed protocols either through face to face contact or via the telephone, including any changes to pre-planned dates.

Ensure all relevant patient information is recorded on the Trust’s PAS system and updated accordingly, including early offers of operation date.

To be the point of contact in the Trust for booked admission enquiries from patients.

Work flexibly and provide cross cover for colleagues in the Department.

Deal with day to day enquiries from patients, Consultants and other staff within the Trust in a professional and calm manner.

Inpatient Booking Management

Liaise with clinicians to create a database of operation times per procedure, together with key information regarding fully utilising theatre lists.

Strict adherence to sequential booking, access booking times and the waiting list policy is essential.

Book pre-operative assessment appointments as necessary.

Order any specialised equipment as necessary in a timely manner to ensure equipment is available for the list.

Create and forward admissions and theatre lists to wards, theatres and other departments as necessary.

Ensure any patients who have not responded to invite letters, or do not attend pre-operative assessment clinics, are dealt with in line with the Patient Access Policy.

Ensure patients on a 2 week wait pathway are treated within national cancer target requirements.

Communication

Ensure patients are sent appropriate communication regarding their appointments i.e. confirmation letter to patient, reschedule letter, along with any relevant information.

To provide non clinical advice regarding procedures & processes to the patient as per their individual requirements. To seek further advice from the Consultant or lead nurse if required.

Liaise with patients to ensure they receive relevant information regarding the booking process with telephone & E mail contacts.

Participate on the call handle rota, managing calls in a professional manner and assisting patients with their queries.

Liaise with reception staff regarding clinics and follow up appointments.

Service Improvement/ Team Development

Be involved in the development & revision of protocols & processes as required.

To participate in the training and induction of new starters and work experience.

Data Quality

Ensure any data entries are accurate and good record keeping is maintained at all times.

Ensure waiting lists are regularly validated to ensure accurate.

Monitor patient pathways to ensure patients don’t breach their 18 week pathways.


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