Capacity Co-ordinator

To assist the Group Manager and Directorate Support Manager to ensure capacity is provided to meet the needs of the service, this will include the specialties of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ear, Nose and Throat and Orthodontics for routine and fast track referred patients.

You will take a lead role in negotiating capacity, working with Consultants, nurses (in-patient, out-patient and theatre settings) and administrative staff to ensure effective use of capacity.

You will work against agreed action plans for specific areas to ensure delivery of targets associated with 18-week referral to treatment targets and cancer targets. This includes all outpatient areas, treatment areas, inpatient and day case service provision and clinics held externally at other
hospitals.

You should have excellent communication and organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure.

If you are a flexible team player who is also able to work on your own initiative and meet strict deadlines, we would like to hear from you.

To take responsibility for the monitoring of the Directorate’s waiting lists.

To assist with the monitoring of the performance of the Government/Trust targets.

To support the Clinical Director to ensure clinic templates are appropriate to meet the needs of the service and in line with agree job plans.

To produce reports and information from the Trust’s PAS system / informational portal to support delivery of activity targets by identifying areas of pressure and or variance that need to be addressed.

To co-ordinate and manage Consultant / Medical staff work rota’s for delivery of elective activity.

Develop and maintain efficient and effective office and information systems including databases, to support and effectively manage the established processes to enable the clinicians to meet the necessary clinical standards.

To assist in identifying capacity issues to ensure all Targets are met.

To provide a robust system to monitor Service Level Agreements within the Directorate and highlight variance to activity and income.

To monitor all additional clinical sessions undertaken by medical staff and ensure that the Finance Department are notified on a regular basis.

To take the lead on updating activity plans including recovery plans.

To continually review the provision of patient service delivery and identify areas for efficiencies and/or improvement.

Attend and support regular meetings both internally and externally to monitor the service provision.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

To take responsibility for the monitoring of the Directorate’s waiting lists.

To assist with the monitoring of the performance of the Government/Trust targets.

To support the Clinical Director to ensure clinic templates are appropriate to meet the needs of the service and in line with agree job plans.

To produce reports and information from the Trust’s PAS system / informational portal to support delivery of activity targets by identifying areas of pressure and or variance that need to be addressed.

To co-ordinate and manage Consultant / Medical staff work rota’s for delivery of elective activity.

Develop and maintain efficient and effective office and information systems including databases, to support and effectively manage the established processes to enable the clinicians to meet the necessary clinical standards.

To assist in identifying capacity issues to ensure all Targets are met.

To assist in the maintenance of the consultants and doctors rota’s across various Hospital sites.

To provide a robust system to monitor Service Level Agreements within the Directorate and highlight variance to activity and income.

To monitor all additional clinical sessions undertaken by medical staff and ensure that the Finance Department are notified on a regular basis.

To take the lead on updating activity plans including recovery plans.

To continually review the provision of patient service delivery and identify areas for efficiencies and/or improvement.