Poac Administrator

We have an exciting opportunity for an administration assistant to join the Pre-Operative Clinic Team who deliver high quality, holistic nursing care to elective patients.

You must have relevant qualifications and proven IT skills. You will have the ability and confidence to cope with the demands and pressures of a busy working environment whilst being highly motivated and flexible.

The role of POAC Administrator encompasses a wide range of experience and knowledge of clinical, organisational and administrative duties. It is instrumental to the seamless, efficient, and effective running of the unit. It covers clinical duties from providing patient information to clinical reporting of results and recognising safeguarding and well-being needs, in order to ensure patients’ safety for surgery.

The role supports the day to day organisation of the clinic to provide an efficient service. It involves considerable administrative duties, as well as supporting the service clinically where required. It necessitates excellent communication and interpersonal skills as the POAC Administrator networks with a range of different departments and staff, both within the Trust and in conjunction with outside agencies.

The Administrator is often a point of contact for patients, so patient care is paramount to delivering the best possible service. The Administrator works unsupervised and in a timely manner so being able to plan, prioritise and make adjustments is a necessity.

The role of POAC Administrator encompasses a wide range of experience and knowledge of clinical, organisational and administrative duties. It is instrumental to the seamless, efficient, and effective running of the unit. It covers clinical duties from providing patient information to clinical reporting of results and recognising safeguarding and well-being needs, in order to ensure patients’ safety for surgery.

Supporting the day to day organisation of the clinic to provide an efficient service. Involves considerable administrative duties, as well as supporting the service clinically where required. It necessitates excellent communication and interpersonal skills as the POAC Administrator networks with a range of different departments and staff, both within the Trust and in conjunction with outside agencies.

The Administrator is often a point of contact for patients, so patient care is paramount to delivering the best possible service. The Administrator works unsupervised and in a timely manner so being able to plan, prioritise and make adjustments is a necessity. Main duties of the role will include supporting senior members of staff such at the POAC Co-ordinator and POAC Manager.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University 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, compassionate and inclusive 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 Result Areas**:
To accurately and promptly carry out the instructions of the registered professional who is professionally accountable for the delivery of care.

To carry out duties as specified within the Trust’s approved core task list for Clinical Support Workers/Health Care Assistants

To report to the registered professional any patient who gives cause for concern or any observed changes/abnormalities in the client or patient’s condition/results.

Provide and deliver a high standard of individualised care under the direction and supervision of the registered professional.

To assist in the preparation of patients for treatment, investigations or procedures as directed by the registered professional.

To keep the clinical area clean and tidy, maintaining a safe environment.

To adhere to Trust infection control procedures, demonstrating an understanding of cross infection.

To chaperone or escort patients as needed under the direction of the registered professional.

To support relatives demonstrating compassion and empathy under the guidance of a registered professional.

To assist with the assessment process for patients as directed by the registered professional.

To maintain clinical knowledge and theoretical knowledge of non-routine practices and procedures to deal wi